Reading Resources

I have read several of these, but not all. All though have a high user rating on Amazon (or are brand new) and are free on the OSU Safari link (except as noted with an Amazon link - but check as new ones are added to Safari all of the time). I have favored books over Blogs and other web materials to keep the list manageable.

Updated: August 2012

Software Development

• Code Complete 2 (Safari)
• Solid Code (Safari)
• Clean Code (Safari)
• Head First Design Patterns (Safari)
• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Safari)
• Effective Java (Safari)
• The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Safari)
• Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Safari)
• Refactoring Workbook (Safari)
• 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know (Safari)
• Industry folks seem to talk about this one - his blogs compiled into a book. I find the ratio of content to blather to be too low.
  • Joel on Software (Safari)
  • More Joel on Software (Safari)

Group Dynamics

• 151 Quick Ideas to Improve Your People Skills (Safari)
• Team Geek (Safari)
• Beautiful Teams (Safari)
• Brilliant Teams, 2nd Edition (Safari)
• The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers (Safari)

Agile and Software Process

• Agile Game Development with Scrum (Safari)
• Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process (Safari)
• Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum(Safari)
• Agile Software Engineering with Visual Studio: From Concept to Continuous Feedback (Safari)
• Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012: Adopting Agile Software Practices: From Backlog to Continuous Feedback (3rd Edition) (Amazon)
• Agile Estimating and Planning (Safari)
• Test Driven Development: By Example (Safari)
• The Art of Unit Testing: with Examples in .NET (Safari)

Technical Writing

• THE BEST SOFTWARE WRITING I (Safari)

C# and .NET

• C# 5.0 in a Nutshell (Safari)
• Effective C# (Safari)
• CLR via C# (Safari)

XNA and Unity

• Learning XNA 4.0 (Safari)
• XNA 4.0 Game Development by Example (Safari)
• Microsoft XNA 4.0 Game Development Cookbook (Safari)
• Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0: Learn Programming Now! (Safari)
• XNA Game Studio 4.0 Programming: Developing for Windows Phone 7 and Xbox 360 (Safari)
• Friendly F# (Fun with game programming) (Amazon)
• Unity 3.x Game Development Essentials (Safari)
• Unity 3.x Game Development by Example (Safari)

Game Programming

• Mathematics for 3D Game Programming and Computer Graphics (Safari)
• Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design (Safari)
• The Art of Game Design (Safari)
• Challenges for Game Designers (Safari)
• Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design (Safari)
• Game Coding Complete (Safari)
• Game Design Workshop, Second Edition: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games (Amazon)
• Game Development: Using Unity and C# (Amazon - Feb. 2013)
• Game Engine Architecture (Amazon)
• Artificial Intelligence for Games (Safari)

Job Search / Interviews

• Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions (Amazon)
• The Google Resume: How to Prepare for a Career and Land a Job at Apple, Microsoft, Google, or any Top Tech Company (Safari)
• Programming Interviews Exposed: Secrets to Landing Your Next Job (Safari)