Below I’ll give you my selections for the best Coding books by a few categories. I will cover these and other great books more in depth later.
- Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions (2015)
- The Self-Taught Programmer: The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally (2017)
- Coding for Beginners: A Comprehensive Beginners Guide to Learn Coding step by step from A-Z (2019)
- Coding For Dummies (2016)
- Coding Languages for Absolute Beginners: 6 Books in 1- Arduino, C++, C#, Powershell, Python & SQL (2018)
- Get Coding!: Learn HTML, CSS & JavaScript & Build a Website, App & Game (2017)
- Coding All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (2017)
- Coding Games in Scratch: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Building Your Own Computer Games (Computer Coding for Kids) (2015)
- The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers Third Edition (2015)
- Daily Coding Problem: Get exceptionally good at coding interviews by solving one problem every day (2019)
Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions (2015)
I am not a recruiter. I am a software engineer. And as such, I know what it’s like to be asked to whip up brilliant algorithms on the spot and then write flawless code on a whiteboard. I’ve been through this as a candidate and as an interviewer. Cracking the Coding Interview, 6th Edition is here to help you through this process, teaching you what you need to know and enabling you to perform at your very best. I’ve coached and interviewed hundreds of software engineers. The result is this book.
The Self-Taught Programmer: The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally (2017)
I am a self-taught programmer. After a year of self-study, I learned to program well enough to land a job as a software engineer II at eBay. Once I got there, I realized I was severely under-prepared. I was overwhelmed by the amount of things I needed to know but hadn’t learned yet. My journey learning to program, and my experience at my first job as a software engineer were the inspiration for this book.
Coding for Beginners: A Comprehensive Beginners Guide to Learn Coding step by step from A-Z (2019)
This isn’t just any kind of programming book that cramps everything in a 300-page book; there’s Wikipedia for that!
Coding For Dummies (2016)
No coding experience is required for Coding For Dummies, your one-stop guide to building a foundation of knowledge in writing computer code for web, application, and software development. It doesn’t matter if you’ve dabbled in coding or never written a line of code, this book guides you through the basics.
Coding Languages for Absolute Beginners: 6 Books in 1- Arduino, C++, C#, Powershell, Python & SQL (2018)
The World is changing rapidly and technology is at the very center of it. Technology is affecting our present. Technology drives and shapes our future. What better way to be part of that driving force than to learn the beating heart of all these computers and application?
Get Coding!: Learn HTML, CSS & JavaScript & Build a Website, App & Game (2017)
Crack open this book and set off on several fun missions — while simultaneously learning the basics of writing code. Want to make a website from scratch? Create an app? Build a game?
Coding All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (2017)
The demand for people with coding know-how exceeds the number of people who understand the languages that power technology. Coding All-in-One For Dummies gives you an ideal place to start when you’re ready to add this valuable asset to your professional repertoire.
Coding Games in Scratch: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Building Your Own Computer Games (Computer Coding for Kids) (2015)
Written for children ages 8–12 with little to no coding experience, this straightforward visual guide uses fun graphics and easy-to-follow instructions to show young learners how to build their own computer projects using Scratch, a popular free programming language.With Coding Games in Scratch, kids can build single and mul…
The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers Third Edition (2015)
Lecturers, request your electronic inspection copy Johnny Saldaña’s unique and invaluable manual demystifies the qualitative coding process with a comprehensive assessment of different coding types, examples and exercises.
Daily Coding Problem: Get exceptionally good at coding interviews by solving one problem every day (2019)
Daily Coding Problem contains a wide variety of questions inspired by real programming interviews, with in-depth solutions that clearly take you through each core concept.
Best Coding Books that Should be on Your Bookshelf
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Mastering OpenFrameworks: Creative Coding Demystified
Author(s): Yanc, Chris
ID: 2416026, Publisher: Packt Publishing, Limited, Year: Set. 2013, Size: 7 Mb, Format: epub
Python Coding&Programmind. The Complete Manua Seriesl
Author(s): coll.
ID: 3383975, Publisher: , Year: Sep 2022, Size: 78 Mb, Format: pdf
Beginners Coding Course
Author(s): Dk
ID: 3205696, Publisher: Daring kindersley, Year: 202o, Size: 20 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are absolutely hot items according to The Wall Street Journal, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.