50 Books like Agile Software Development

Lean Software Development

by Mary Poppendieck • 2003

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

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🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🤝 Team Autonomy 🧩 Systems Thinking

Lean Software Development 97%

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

by Mary Poppendieck 2003

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1k+ ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🤝 Team Autonomy 🧩 Systems Thinking

Agile Retrospectives

by Esther Derby • 2006

Why most retrospectives fail: no structure, no data, no follow-through. The fix in five phases.

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🏃 Agile Methodologies 🎯 Team Facilitation 🔄 Continuous Improvement 👥 Group Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design

Agile Retrospectives 97%

Why most retrospectives fail: no structure, no data, no follow-through. The fix in five phases.

by Esther Derby 2006

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3k+ ratings

🏃 Agile Methodologies 🎯 Team Facilitation 🔄 Continuous Improvement 👥 Group Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design

The Journey to Enterprise Agility

by Daryl Kulak • 2017

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

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🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

The Journey to Enterprise Agility Summary

The Journey to Enterprise Agility 96%

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

by Daryl Kulak 2017

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39 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

Fixing your Scrum

by Ryan Ripley • 2020

When sprints ship nothing and standups ring hollow, the framework isn't your problem.

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🔄 Scrum 🏃 Agile Methodology 🤝 Servant Leadership 🎯 Agile Coaching 📋 Product Ownership

Fixing your Scrum 96%

When sprints ship nothing and standups ring hollow, the framework isn't your problem.

by Ryan Ripley 2020

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125 ratings

🔄 Scrum 🏃 Agile Methodology 🤝 Servant Leadership 🎯 Agile Coaching 📋 Product Ownership

The Art of Agile Development

by James Shore • 2007

Weekly deployments and single-digit bug counts: the whole XP practice set that gets you there.

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⚙️ Extreme Programming 🔄 Agile Development 🏭 Lean Software ✨ Software Craftsmanship 🤝 Team Practices

The Art of Agile Development 96%

Weekly deployments and single-digit bug counts: the whole XP practice set that gets you there.

by James Shore 2007

3.98

915 ratings

⚙️ Extreme Programming 🔄 Agile Development 🏭 Lean Software ✨ Software Craftsmanship 🤝 Team Practices

Practices of an Agile Developer

by Venkat Subramaniam • 2006

Clever code breaks teams; clear code lasts. Daily disciplines that turn a coder into a pro.

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🔄 Agile Software Development 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 📝 Clean Code 🧪 Test-Driven Development 🔁 Continuous Integration

Practices of an Agile Developer 96%

Clever code breaks teams; clear code lasts. Daily disciplines that turn a coder into a pro.

by Venkat Subramaniam 2006

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🔄 Agile Software Development 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 📝 Clean Code 🧪 Test-Driven Development 🔁 Continuous Integration

Agile Project Management with Scrum

by Ken Schwaber • 2004

Stop fighting uncertainty. Ship working software every 30 days with a framework built for change.

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🏃 Agile Project Management 🔄 Iterative Development 📈 Continuous Improvement ⏱️ Timeboxing 🤝 Self-Organizing Teams

Agile Project Management with Scrum Summary

Agile Project Management with Scrum 96%

Stop fighting uncertainty. Ship working software every 30 days with a framework built for change.

by Ken Schwaber 2004

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2k+ ratings

🏃 Agile Project Management 🔄 Iterative Development 📈 Continuous Improvement ⏱️ Timeboxing 🤝 Self-Organizing Teams

Project to Product

by Mik Kersten • 2018

Stop running software as projects. A product model that links engineering work to business value.

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🖥️ Software Delivery 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Value Stream Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 📦 Product Management

Project to Product 96%

Stop running software as projects. A product model that links engineering work to business value.

by Mik Kersten 2018

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🖥️ Software Delivery 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Value Stream Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 📦 Product Management

Leading the Transformation

by Gary Gruver • 2015

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

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🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices 🔀 Agile Transformation 💻 Technology Leadership

Leading the Transformation 96%

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

by Gary Gruver 2015

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418 ratings

🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices 🔀 Agile Transformation 💻 Technology Leadership

97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know

by Barbee Davis • 2009

97 short, practical lessons on shipping software, leading teams, and keeping your stakeholders sane.

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📋 Project Management 💻 Software Development 🔄 Agile Practices 🧭 Team Leadership 🔧 Continuous Improvement

97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know Summary

97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know 95%

97 short, practical lessons on shipping software, leading teams, and keeping your stakeholders sane.

by Barbee Davis 2009

3.21

140 ratings

📋 Project Management 💻 Software Development 🔄 Agile Practices 🧭 Team Leadership 🔧 Continuous Improvement

Unlocking Agility

by Jorgen Hesselberg • 2018

Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.

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🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change 🤲 Servant Leadership

Unlocking Agility 95%

Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.

by Jorgen Hesselberg 2018

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80 ratings

🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change 🤲 Servant Leadership

Management 3.0

by Jurgen Appelo • 2010

Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.

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🔄 Agile Management 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧩 Self-Organizing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌊 Adaptive Leadership

Management 3.0 95%

Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.

by Jurgen Appelo 2010

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3k+ ratings

🔄 Agile Management 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧩 Self-Organizing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌊 Adaptive Leadership

Agile IT Organization Design

by Sriram Narayan • 2015

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

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🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Agile IT Organization Design 95%

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

by Sriram Narayan 2015

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187 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

by James Stanier • 2020

Your code stops being the product. A field manual for the engineer stepping into management.

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599

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 👥 Software Teams 🌱 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager Summary

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager 95%

Your code stops being the product. A field manual for the engineer stepping into management.

by James Stanier 2020

4.35

599 ratings

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 👥 Software Teams 🌱 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions

The DevOps Handbook

by Gene Kim • 2015

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

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🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

The DevOps Handbook 95%

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

by Gene Kim 2015

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6k+ ratings

🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

Madly, Deeply

by Alan Rickman • 2022

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

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🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices 🔄 Agile Methodology 👥 Team Organization

Madly, Deeply 95%

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

by Alan Rickman 2022

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🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices 🔄 Agile Methodology 👥 Team Organization

User Stories Applied

by Mike Cohn • 2004

Replace bloated specs with user stories, hours with story points, and hope with velocity.

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🧱 Agile Methodology 💻 Software Development 📝 Requirements Gathering 📏 Project Estimation ✅ Acceptance Testing

User Stories Applied 95%

Replace bloated specs with user stories, hours with story points, and hope with velocity.

by Mike Cohn 2004

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🧱 Agile Methodology 💻 Software Development 📝 Requirements Gathering 📏 Project Estimation ✅ Acceptance Testing

The Art of Project Management

by Scott Berkun • 2005

Earn trust, clarify roles, and make tough calls: the human skills that plan-obsessed managers miss.

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👷 Project Management 💻 Software Development Management 🤝 Trust Building 🧩 Decision Frameworks 📋 Role Clarity

The Art of Project Management 95%

Earn trust, clarify roles, and make tough calls: the human skills that plan-obsessed managers miss.

by Scott Berkun 2005

3.96

870 ratings

👷 Project Management 💻 Software Development Management 🤝 Trust Building 🧩 Decision Frameworks 📋 Role Clarity

Managing Humans

by Michael Lopp • 2007

Your best engineer just became your problem. The people skills computer science never taught you.

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🛠️ Engineering Management 🧩 Software Team Dynamics 💬 Team Communication 🔍 Personality Types At Work 🧭 Pragmatic Management

Managing Humans 95%

Your best engineer just became your problem. The people skills computer science never taught you.

by Michael Lopp 2007

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🛠️ Engineering Management 🧩 Software Team Dynamics 💬 Team Communication 🔍 Personality Types At Work 🧭 Pragmatic Management

Agile Project Management

by Project Management Journal • 2013

Knowledge that stays siloed kills multipartner projects more often than missed deadlines do.

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📚 Knowledge Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 🔗 Knowledge Sharing 🧠 Organizational Learning 🤝 Team Coordination

Agile Project Management 95%

Knowledge that stays siloed kills multipartner projects more often than missed deadlines do.

by Project Management Journal 2013

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2 ratings

📚 Knowledge Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 🔗 Knowledge Sharing 🧠 Organizational Learning 🤝 Team Coordination

Peopleware

by Tom DeMarco • 1987

Technology isn't what sinks software projects. Meetings, floor plans, and lonely teams sink them.

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📊 Software Management 🔧 Engineering Culture 🤝 Team Dynamics 🏢 Workplace Design 👥 Hiring And Retention

Peopleware 95%

Technology isn't what sinks software projects. Meetings, floor plans, and lonely teams sink them.

by Tom DeMarco 1987

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10k+ ratings

📊 Software Management 🔧 Engineering Culture 🤝 Team Dynamics 🏢 Workplace Design 👥 Hiring And Retention

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The

by Kurt Bittner • 2017

How 3 to 9 Scrum teams ship one integrated product every Sprint, no heavy framework required.

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🏗️ Scaled Agile 📋 Scrum Framework 📈 Scrum Scaling 🔄 Continuous Integration 🧹 Technical Debt

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The Summary

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The 95%

How 3 to 9 Scrum teams ship one integrated product every Sprint, no heavy framework required.

by Kurt Bittner 2017

4.13

122 ratings

🏗️ Scaled Agile 📋 Scrum Framework 📈 Scrum Scaling 🔄 Continuous Integration 🧹 Technical Debt

The Agile Pocket Guide

by Peter Saddington • 2012

Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

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🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 🛡️ Servant Leadership 📈 Kaizen

The Agile Pocket Guide 95%

Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

by Peter Saddington 2012

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48 ratings

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 🛡️ Servant Leadership 📈 Kaizen

Modern Software Engineering

by David Farley • 2021

Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.

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🔬 Scientific Engineering 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🔁 Feedback Loops 🧱 Modularity 🧪 Testability

Modern Software Engineering 95%

Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.

by David Farley 2021

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1k+ ratings

🔬 Scientific Engineering 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🔁 Feedback Loops 🧱 Modularity 🧪 Testability

The Pragmatic Programmer

by Andy Hunt • 1999

The habits and instincts that turn junior coders into trusted pros: a programmer's survival guide.

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🧱 Software Craftsmanship 🧹 Code Quality 📚 Continuous Learning 🧪 Test Driven Development 📐 Software Design

The Pragmatic Programmer 95%

The habits and instincts that turn junior coders into trusted pros: a programmer's survival guide.

by Andy Hunt 1999

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24k+ ratings

🧱 Software Craftsmanship 🧹 Code Quality 📚 Continuous Learning 🧪 Test Driven Development 📐 Software Design

Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners

by Ilan Goldstein • 2013

How to ship working software every sprint without cutting the corners that hold Scrum together.

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🧱 Agile Frameworks 🏉 Scrum Methodology 💻 Software Development ⚖️ Relative Estimation 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners Summary

Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners 95%

How to ship working software every sprint without cutting the corners that hold Scrum together.

by Ilan Goldstein 2013

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211 ratings

🧱 Agile Frameworks 🏉 Scrum Methodology 💻 Software Development ⚖️ Relative Estimation 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Modern CTO

by Joel Beasley • 2018

Great developers fail as CTOs until they learn leading, shipping, and hard calls.

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💻 Tech Leadership 🔧 Engineering Management 🧭 Developer To Manager 🚀 Mvp Development 🔄 Iterative Development

Modern CTO 95%

Great developers fail as CTOs until they learn leading, shipping, and hard calls.

by Joel Beasley 2018

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267 ratings

💻 Tech Leadership 🔧 Engineering Management 🧭 Developer To Manager 🚀 Mvp Development 🔄 Iterative Development

Agile Project Management for Beginners

by Bryan Mathis • 2013

From wishlist to working software: the sprint-by-sprint guide for first-time Agile leads.

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🔄 Agile Project Management 🏃 Scrum Methodology 📋 Kanban Systems 📈 Continuous Improvement 👥 Team Workflows

Agile Project Management for Beginners Summary

Agile Project Management for Beginners 95%

From wishlist to working software: the sprint-by-sprint guide for first-time Agile leads.

by Bryan Mathis 2013

3.35

71 ratings

🔄 Agile Project Management 🏃 Scrum Methodology 📋 Kanban Systems 📈 Continuous Improvement 👥 Team Workflows

Software Engineering at Google

by Titus Winters • 2020

Google's testing playbook: 80/20, test behaviors not methods, write tests that never rot.

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🧪 Software Testing 🏗️ Engineering Culture 🤖 Automated Testing 🎯 Behavior-Driven Testing 📋 Code Quality

Software Engineering at Google 95%

Google's testing playbook: 80/20, test behaviors not methods, write tests that never rot.

by Titus Winters 2020

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2k+ ratings

🧪 Software Testing 🏗️ Engineering Culture 🤖 Automated Testing 🎯 Behavior-Driven Testing 📋 Code Quality

Rethinking Agile

by Klaus Leopold • 2018

Your teams are agile; the company is slow. The bottleneck is the system, not the team.

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🧩 Agile Methodology 🏢 Business Agility 🏭 Lean Management 🔗 Systems Thinking ⛓️ Theory Of Constraints

Rethinking Agile 94%

Your teams are agile; the company is slow. The bottleneck is the system, not the team.

by Klaus Leopold 2018

4.30

551 ratings

🧩 Agile Methodology 🏢 Business Agility 🏭 Lean Management 🔗 Systems Thinking ⛓️ Theory Of Constraints

Agile Project Management

by James Crowder • 2014

The Agile playbook for delivering working products and self-managing teams, minus the jargon.

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🏗️ Agile Methodology 🔄 Scrum 📊 Kanban ♻️ Lean Development 📋 User Stories

Agile Project Management 94%

The Agile playbook for delivering working products and self-managing teams, minus the jargon.

by James Crowder 2014

3.50

6 ratings

🏗️ Agile Methodology 🔄 Scrum 📊 Kanban ♻️ Lean Development 📋 User Stories

Joy, Inc.

by Richard Sheridan • 2013

From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.

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🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 💻 Software Management 🔄 Agile Development 👤 Human-Centered Design

Joy, Inc. 94%

From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.

by Richard Sheridan 2013

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2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 💻 Software Management 🔄 Agile Development 👤 Human-Centered Design

Clean Agile

by Robert C. Martin • 2019

Agile's real secret isn't standups: it's testing first, pairing, and merciless simplification.

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🏃 Agile Methodology 💻 Software Development 🔧 Software Craftsmanship 🧪 Test-Driven Development ⚡ Extreme Programming

Clean Agile 94%

Agile's real secret isn't standups: it's testing first, pairing, and merciless simplification.

by Robert C. Martin 2019

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2k+ ratings

🏃 Agile Methodology 💻 Software Development 🔧 Software Craftsmanship 🧪 Test-Driven Development ⚡ Extreme Programming

The Clean Coder

by Robert C. Martin • 2011

A pro programmer's real job: saying no, keeping promises, staying calm when the build breaks.

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💼 Developer Conduct 🔨 Software Craftsmanship 💎 Code Quality 🧪 Automated Testing ⏰ Time Management

The Clean Coder 94%

A pro programmer's real job: saying no, keeping promises, staying calm when the build breaks.

by Robert C. Martin 2011

4.26

9k+ ratings

💼 Developer Conduct 🔨 Software Craftsmanship 💎 Code Quality 🧪 Automated Testing ⏰ Time Management

Testing in Scrum

by Tilo Linz • 2014

Shift from a last-minute quality gate to testing woven into every sprint and commit.

3.72

🧪 Agile Testing 🔄 Scrum Methodology 🔴 Test Driven Development 🔗 Continuous Integration ✅ Software Quality

Testing in Scrum 94%

Shift from a last-minute quality gate to testing woven into every sprint and commit.

by Tilo Linz 2014

3.72

25 ratings

🧪 Agile Testing 🔄 Scrum Methodology 🔴 Test Driven Development 🔗 Continuous Integration ✅ Software Quality

The Missing README

by Chris Riccomini • 2021

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

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437

🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality 🔁 Devops Culture 🔄 Agile Methodologies

The Missing README 94%

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

by Chris Riccomini 2021

4.40

437 ratings

🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality 🔁 Devops Culture 🔄 Agile Methodologies

The Staff Engineer's Path

by Tanya Reilly • 2022

Staff engineers lead without authority. Here is the map for navigating that ambiguous role.

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🧭 Tech Leadership 💼 Software Careers 🧩 Systems Thinking 🤝 Influence Without Authority 📈 Career Advancement

The Staff Engineer's Path 94%

Staff engineers lead without authority. Here is the map for navigating that ambiguous role.

by Tanya Reilly 2022

4.37

2k+ ratings

🧭 Tech Leadership 💼 Software Careers 🧩 Systems Thinking 🤝 Influence Without Authority 📈 Career Advancement

The Software Engineer's Guidebook

by Gergely Orosz • 2023

The career path beyond senior engineer: what promotion panels evaluate, from startups to Big Tech.

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799

💻 Software Engineering 🧭 Tech Careers 🏗️ Engineering Leadership ✍️ Code Craft 🤝 Stakeholder Management

The Software Engineer's Guidebook Summary

The Software Engineer's Guidebook 94%

The career path beyond senior engineer: what promotion panels evaluate, from startups to Big Tech.

by Gergely Orosz 2023

4.08

799 ratings

💻 Software Engineering 🧭 Tech Careers 🏗️ Engineering Leadership ✍️ Code Craft 🤝 Stakeholder Management

12 Essential Skills for Software Architects

by Dave Hendricksen • 2011

Code gets you in the room. The interpersonal skills that actually get your architecture adopted.

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🏗️ Software Architecture 🧑‍💼 Technology Leadership 💬 Soft Skills For Engineers 🤝 Influence Without Authority 📈 Business Alignment

12 Essential Skills for Software Architects Summary

12 Essential Skills for Software Architects 94%

Code gets you in the room. The interpersonal skills that actually get your architecture adopted.

by Dave Hendricksen 2011

3.67

124 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🧑‍💼 Technology Leadership 💬 Soft Skills For Engineers 🤝 Influence Without Authority 📈 Business Alignment

Platform Engineering

by Camille Fournier • 2024

Platform teams fail without product thinking. How to build internal tools developers actually love.

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🏗️ Platform Engineering 👥 Engineering Management 💡 Product Thinking 🔄 Sociotechnical Systems ⚙️ DevOps

Platform Engineering 94%

Platform teams fail without product thinking. How to build internal tools developers actually love.

by Camille Fournier 2024

4.03

119 ratings

🏗️ Platform Engineering 👥 Engineering Management 💡 Product Thinking 🔄 Sociotechnical Systems ⚙️ DevOps

Scrum

by Jeff Sutherland • 2014

Why small autonomous teams in short cycles outperform everyone, and how to build one.

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24k+

🏃 Agile Methodology 📋 Project Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Workflow Optimization

Scrum 94%

Why small autonomous teams in short cycles outperform everyone, and how to build one.

by Jeff Sutherland 2014

4.14

24k+ ratings

🏃 Agile Methodology 📋 Project Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Workflow Optimization

Lean Architecture

by James O. Coplien • 2010

The missing piece of Agile: an architecture that mirrors how users think, built by everyone early.

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🏗️ Software Architecture 🔄 Agile Development 📐 Lean Methodology 🧭 Domain-Driven Design 👤 User-Centered Design

Lean Architecture 94%

The missing piece of Agile: an architecture that mirrors how users think, built by everyone early.

by James O. Coplien 2010

3.23

178 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🔄 Agile Development 📐 Lean Methodology 🧭 Domain-Driven Design 👤 User-Centered Design

Debugging Teams

by Brian W. Fitzpatrick • 2015

Your team's biggest bug is not in the repo. The debugging tools you actually need.

4.07

788

🏗️ Engineering Management 🏢 Software Culture 🛠️ Servant Leadership ☠️ Toxic Colleagues 🏛️ Office Politics

Debugging Teams 94%

Your team's biggest bug is not in the repo. The debugging tools you actually need.

by Brian W. Fitzpatrick 2015

4.07

788 ratings

🏗️ Engineering Management 🏢 Software Culture 🛠️ Servant Leadership ☠️ Toxic Colleagues 🏛️ Office Politics

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers

by Zeno Rocha • 2020

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

4.00

723

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship 📚 Continuous Learning 📣 Learning In Public

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers Summary

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers 94%

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

by Zeno Rocha 2020

4.00

723 ratings

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship 📚 Continuous Learning 📣 Learning In Public

Scrum Insights for Practitioners

by Hiren Doshi • 2016

Correcting the myths, clarifying the roles, and revealing what Done actually demands.

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186

🏃 Agile Methodologies 📚 Scrum Framework 💻 Software Development 📋 Project Management 🤝 Team Collaboration

Scrum Insights for Practitioners Summary

Scrum Insights for Practitioners 94%

Correcting the myths, clarifying the roles, and revealing what Done actually demands.

by Hiren Doshi 2016

4.19

186 ratings

🏃 Agile Methodologies 📚 Scrum Framework 💻 Software Development 📋 Project Management 🤝 Team Collaboration

The Software Architect Elevator

by Gregor Hohpe • 2020

Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.

4.38

673

🏢 Enterprise Architecture 📐 Software Architecture 🔄 Systems Thinking 🤖 Automation 🔧 Devops Culture

The Software Architect Elevator 94%

Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.

by Gregor Hohpe 2020

4.38

673 ratings

🏢 Enterprise Architecture 📐 Software Architecture 🔄 Systems Thinking 🤖 Automation 🔧 Devops Culture

Doing Agile Right

by Darrell Rigby • 2020

Agile and bureaucracy can coexist. The companies that master both leave pure-agile rivals behind.

3.78

890

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 📐 Lean Thinking

Doing Agile Right 94%

Agile and bureaucracy can coexist. The companies that master both leave pure-agile rivals behind.

by Darrell Rigby 2020

3.78

890 ratings

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 📐 Lean Thinking

Apprenticeship Patterns

by Dave Hoover • 2009

Promotion pulls coders away from code. The patterns for staying in the craft while still advancing.

4.10

963

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧑‍🏭 Apprenticeship Model 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🗺️ Pattern Languages 🔄 Feedback Loops

Apprenticeship Patterns 94%

Promotion pulls coders away from code. The patterns for staying in the craft while still advancing.

by Dave Hoover 2009

4.10

963 ratings

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧑‍🏭 Apprenticeship Model 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🗺️ Pattern Languages 🔄 Feedback Loops

The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy

by Mark Schwartz • 2020

Most digital transformations fail because they fight bureaucracy instead of reprogramming it.

4.11

199

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 📐 Lean Methodology 🏃 Agile Management ⚙️ Devops Culture

The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy 94%

Most digital transformations fail because they fight bureaucracy instead of reprogramming it.

by Mark Schwartz 2020

4.11

199 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 📐 Lean Methodology 🏃 Agile Management ⚙️ Devops Culture

Scrum Mastery

by Geoff Watts • 2013

How great ScrumMasters earn trust, provoke growth, and build teams that no longer need them.

4.23

1k+

🫡 Servant Leadership 🏃 Agile Coaching 🤝 Team Facilitation 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🔀 Organizational Change

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🫡 Servant Leadership 🏃 Agile Coaching 🤝 Team Facilitation 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🔀 Organizational Change

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