Old School Book Reading

In my last post I wrote about reading Code to improve your software development skills. Beside of that I read blogs, news and E-Books to hang in there. Althought they are great resources for learning, I prefer to read old school hard-bound books that I can cuddle up with in my bed.

Here is my list of recommended reading ...

Architecture, Design & Patterns

• Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin Fowler
• Code Complete by Steve McConnell
• Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development by Craig Larman
• Head First Design Patterns by Elisabeth Freeman et al.
• Working Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael Feathers
• Applying Domain-Driven Design and Patterns: With Examples in C# and .NET by Jimmy Nilsson
  

Agile Software Development

• Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices by Robert C. Marin
  
• Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (2nd Edition) by Kent Beck
• Crystal Clear: A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams (The Agile Software Development Series) by Alistair Cockburn
• Agile Estimating and Planning by Mike Cohn
• Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit for Software Development Managers by Marry Poppendieck

.NET Programming

• Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries by Krzysztof Cwalina, Brad Abrams
• Test-Driven Development in Microsoft .NET by James W. Newkirk