10 Programming Books You Absolutely Want Within Easy Reach

To make this list, a book must be on my “close” shelf, and must

• Be useful today
• Be incredibly well written

I have a second list coming, 10 Programming Books You Absolutely Must Read – those are not on my easy reach shelf, but are equally important.

Note also that many of these are not yet released; they represent the updated versions of books I keep close at hand…

1. 
   Pro ASP.NET 4 in C# 2010, Fourth Edition
   
2. 

   Programming C# 4.0

3. 
   C# Programming Language (Covering C# 4.0), (4th Edition)
   
4. 
   Foundation Expression Blend 4 with Silverlight
   
5. 

   Programming Entity Framework: Building Data Centric Apps

6. 
   The Guru’s Guide to Transact-SQL
   
7. 
   Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference
   
8. 
   Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2010
   
9. 
   Learning WCF: A Hands-on Guide
   
10. 
    JavaScript: The Definitive Guide: Activate Your Web Pages

Full Disclosure: As an author, I try hard neither to criticize competing books nor to hype mine.  You’ll find just one (out of a couple dozen) of my books in this list. Finally, these links are through my private Amazon Associates account, and thus I gain a few pennies if you buy them (more if they are mine).