CS Book List

Here I present to you the Maslow’s Hierarchy of (Computer) Knowledge with book references that I collected from various sources.

Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. What people call intelligence just boils down to curiosity - Aaron Swartz

1. Hardware (H/W) - The fundamentals.

1. Computer Organization and Design MIPS Edition
2. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach

2. Operating Systems

This can be basic Operating system fundamentals or a little higher level of abstraction - Linux/BSD Operating system design.

Basics

1. Operating System Concepts
2. Modern Operating Systems

Linux/BSD

1. The Design of the UNIX Operating System
2. Lions’ Commentary on Linux
3. The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System

3. Components within OS - Stacks

Networking

1. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach
2. Unix Network Programming - Volume #1 and Volume #2
3. High Performance Browser Networking - a hands-on overview of what every web developer needs to know

Databases

1. Introductory - Database Management Systems
2. Advanced - Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques

Compilers

1. Language Implementation Patterns: Create Your Own Domain-Specific and General Programming Languages
2. Advanced Compiler Design and Implementation
3. Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools

4. Algorithms & Logic

Algorithms

1. Introduction to Algorithms - CLRS
2. The Algorithm Design Manual

Programming Language Theory

1. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
2. Intermediate - How to Design Programs
3. Advanced - Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming

Mathematics for CS

Yet to find out

5. Writing Great Code

Entry-Level Engineer

• The Art of Computer Programming
• Introduction to Algorithms - [Also referenced above]
• Clean Code
• Version Control with Git
• Head First Design Patterns
• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Code
• Test-Driven Development
• Dependency Injection (in Java) - Guice, Spring and Dagger

Mid-Level Engineer

• Domain Driven Design
• Refactoring
• Working Effectively with Legacy Code
• Foundations of Security
• Agile Testing
• Don’t Make Me Think
• Software Project Survival Guide

Senior Engineer

• CODE: Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
• Beautiful Design
• Java Concurrency
• Programming Pearls
• NoSQL Distilled
• Rocket Surgery Made Easy
• Crucial Conversations
• The Senior Software Engineer

Principal Engineer

• Communications of the ACM
• Beautiful Design
• Pragmatic Programmer
• Code Complete
• Software Systems Architecture
• All Software is Legacy
• Building Secure Software
• Success Through Failure: The Paradox of Design
• Mythical Man Month

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Resouces

1. teachyourselfcs.com - Great reference for video courses, materials, references
2. My 100 Favorite Programming, Computer and Science Books - by catonmat
3. CS Prep Guide