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Mind altering words
The Trousers of Reality- find balance and satisfaction in life, work and play: Why things like Agile, Lean, NLP, Systems Thinking & Theory of Constraints are essential for effective project managementThe Trousers of Reality- find balance and satisfaction in life, work and play: Why things like Agile, Lean, NLP, Systems Thinking & Theory of Constraints are essential for effective project management by Barry Evans
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why the stuff that works works
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers)Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers) by Andy Hunt
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assembly language for the brain
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Robert C. Martin)Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Robert C. Martin) by Robert C. Martin
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indispensable
The Pragmatic ProgrammerThe Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt
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foundations of craftsmanship
Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Robert C Martin)Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Robert C Martin) by Michael Feathers
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a lifeboat
Domain-driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of SoftwareDomain-driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software by Eric Evans
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inspriational
Agile Software Development Ecosystems (Agile Software Development Series)Agile Software Development Ecosystems (Agile Software Development Series) by Jim Highsmith
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a fascinating tour of the practicalities of modern software methods
Agile Software Development: Software Through PeopleAgile Software Development: Software Through People by Alistair Cockburn
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theory of software devleopment
Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace ChangeExtreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change by Kent Beck
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I was looking for 'a better way' and this was it
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Object Technology Series)Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Object Technology Series) by Martin Fowler
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You've got to love any book that introduces 'smells' to software