README.md

Contribution guidelines

Let's build the best technical book listing together! ❤️

What books are (not) welcome

✅ Timeless, fundamentals books (e.g. Clean Code)

✅ Books with Goodreads rating > 3.8

❌ Books on narrowly focused technology (Java Persistence with MyBatis, A Beginner's Guide to the Meteor Framework...)

❌ Great, but unrelated books (e.g. Atlas Shrugged, Sapiens)

How to contribute a book

1. Copy the following book template:

---
book:  
  # 13-digit ISBN of a book
  isbn: '1234567891234'
  
  # Book tags. Two is maximum, one is better.
  # To avoid tag chaos, please:
  # 1) Use existing tags or raise an issue if the needed tag is missing.
  # 2) Don't use coding, testing and other general tags with platform/language specific books.
  tags:
    - management

  # (optional) Your Twitter handle
  kudo: eduardsi

  # (optional) Book description that will override the automatically fetched description
  about: |
    Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try and improve performance. 
    ... 

2. Create a new file under /books/<Book Title.yml>
3. Paste the book template
4. Populate the book template with correct data
5. Commit, push 🚀

FAQ

How do I find ISBN?

1. Visit Goodreads
2. Find the book by name or book's author
3. See book's ISBN13

The best books for developers

• Agile
• Coding and Programming
• Communication
• General Software Development
• Java
• JavaScript
• Leadership and Management
• Operating Systems
• Product Development
• Ruby
• Software Architecture
• Testing and Quality Assurance
• Thinking
• Web Technologies