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Himanshu Khaitan's avatar

2nd one (Designing Data Intensive Applications) is a holy book to me when it comes to understand internals!

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Siddhesh Dindorkar's avatar

Amazed by the information packed in your notes of the books listed here! I can imagine the amount of time taken to take the notes and format it into easy to read chunks! Or maybe I cant! Thank you

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Gilad Naor's avatar

Top notch list! Code Complete, hiding at the edge of your photo, is also a strong contender to make the list.

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Michał Zakrzewski's avatar

Fantastic summary! I have found new books to read on your list

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Doina Leovchin's avatar

This was such a powerful read, Milan.

I love how you framed your bookshelf as a board of mentors. What a beautiful perspective.

The reflections you shared go far beyond technical growth; they speak to becoming a more intentional, thoughtful human.

Each book you mentioned carries a kind of depth that quietly transforms you over time.

Thank you for sharing these insights!

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Vivek Kant's avatar

Fantastic list of books. I have read 4 out of 5, and I have added Philosophy of Software Design to my reading list.

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Neural Empowerment's avatar

Golden nuggets! The visual diagrams are super awesome as well! 👨‍💻

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Austin Kness's avatar

Clean Code was in the photo of the top five, but not mentioned in the list. Instead was 7 Habits. Was this intentional? Curious what your thoughts are about Clean Code.

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