#4 in the ranking · technical · 1999
The Pragmatic Programmer
Year by year
Peak: 40 mentions in 2011
Mentions per year: 2007: 3; 2008: 19; 2009: 17; 2010: 37; 2011: 40; 2012: 26; 2013: 19; 2014: 13; 2015: 16; 2016: 21; 2017: 24; 2018: 35; 2019: 25; 2020: 20; 2021: 29; 2022: 36; 2023: 31; 2024: 22; 2025: 17; 2026: 3.
Where it’s cited
What people write
From a text search; it doesn’t yet tell recommending apart from just mentioning.
The Pragmatic Programmer is still my favorite all-around book on programming.
Hacker News · 2022 · in “What are the books all junior devs should read in 2022?” · see comment ↗
(The Pragmatic Bookshelf is the publishing company founded by the authors of one of my favorite programming books: The Pragmatic Programmer.)
Hacker News · 2021 · in “Show HN: I wrote a book about Python” · see comment ↗
For that, I'd recommend The Pragmatic Programmer, A.Hunt, D.Thomas.
Hacker News · 2019 · in “Ask HN: What book to read to get a footing in CS theory?” · see comment ↗
It's not a meta book like Clean code or The Pragmatic Programmer (both of which are great books).
Stack Exchange · 2013 · in “Are 'The Pragmatic Programmer' and 'The Mythical Man Month' good books for people with limited practical experience programming” · by Christian Bongiorno · CC BY-SA 3.0 · see comment ↗
And then there's the classics - mythical man month, code complete, pragmatic programmer etc.
Stack Exchange · 2012 · in “Best books on the theory and practice of software architecture?” · by Rocklan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · see comment ↗
Of the ones you mentioned "Code complete", "The pragmatic programmer" and "SICP" have been on my recommended-reading list for all new developers that start here at my company and want to get to a higher level.
Stack Exchange · 2011 · in “Is there an expiration date for well regarded, but old books on programming?” · by Joris Timmermans · CC BY-SA 3.0 · see comment ↗
Por exemplo, O programador pragmático é um livro excelente.
TabNews · 2025 · in “5 Livros Que Ninguém Lê (E Por Isso Continuam Sendo Medíocres)” · see comment ↗
Há pouco tempo, estava procurando livros sobre programação e acabei encontrando recomendações e resenhas do livro "Como Ser um Programador Pragmático".
TabNews · 2024 · in “Comentários sobre o livro: Como Ser um Programador Pragmático Cap. 1” · see comment ↗
O livro 'Programador Pragmático' é um livro excelente pra deixar de ser, como ele mesmo diz, um "Coda Fofo".
TabNews · 2024 · in “Por que todo iniciante DEVE ler ‘Programador Pragmático’?” · see comment ↗