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…

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).

About Jesse Liberty

Jesse Liberty has three decades of experience writing and delivering software projects and is the author of 2 dozen books and a couple dozen online courses. His latest book, Building APIs with .NET will be released early in 2025. Liberty is a Senior SW Engineer for CNH and he was a Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, a Distinguished Software Engineer for AT&T, a VP for Information Services for Citibank and a Software Architect for PBS. He is a Microsoft MVP.
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