Book List for Streetfighting Computer Scientists

2025 edition. this is very different from most "best books for programmers" lists you'll see, with Code Complete and Clean Code and Wistful Wanking for Practical Wankers and Design Slatterns and titles like that. you'll figure all that out as you go along. these are books to read so that you can cut motherfuckers with knives. do you need to read all of these? only if you want to know the things inside, i guess.