Getting Oriented
intentBest introductory books to get oriented in a new technology or field. Big-picture overviews recommended by developers.
Books
338
Total mentions
1,766
Avg 90d mentions
0
Rankings
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The Phoenix Project
Gene Kim
612 in 90d
software-architecturedevops
136.1
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Head First Design Patterns: A Brain-Friendly Guide
Eric Freeman
762 in 90d
software-architecturejavabackend
129.6
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Grokking Algorithms
Aditya Bhargava
433 in 90d
computer-sciencebackend
99.9
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4—
JavaScript: The Good Parts
Douglas Crockford
706 in 90d
javascriptfrontend
87.8
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The DevOps Handbook
Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis
331 in 90d
software-architecturedevops
71.3
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The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
281 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
66.8
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The Mythical Man-Month
Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
260 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
63
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Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug
250 in 90d
software-architecturefrontend
62.5
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Extreme Programming Explained
Kent Beck
220 in 90d
software-architecturebackend
47
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
181 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
43.8
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The Go Programming Language
Alan Donovan and Brian Kernighan
141 in 90d
gobackend
35.8
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Kubernetes: Up and Running
Kelsey Hightower, Brendan Burns, Joe Beda
152 in 90d
kubernetesdevops
35.1
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Start with Why
Simon Sinek
140 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
35
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Learn Python the Hard Way
Zed Shaw
131 in 90d
pythonbackend
31.3
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Domain-Driven Design Distilled
Vaughn Vernon
140 in 90d
software-architecturebackend
31
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Python Crash Course
Eric Matthes
130 in 90d
pythonbackend
30.5
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The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
120 in 90d
liberal-artsfrontend
30
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18—
Zero to One
Pay
130 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
28.5
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The Unicorn Project
Gene Kim
120 in 90d
software-architecturedevops
28
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So Good They Can't Ignore You
Cal Newport
120 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
28
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