Software Design Tools & Techniques Books

Last updated: January 3, 2012

1. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides Published: November 10, 1994 Score: 5.41
2. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, John Brant and William Opdyke Published: July 8, 1999 Score: 2.93
3. A Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster Published: November 6, 2004 Score: 1.35
4. Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design by Brett D. McLaughlin, Gary Pollice and Dave West Published: December 4, 2006 Score: 1.09
5. Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software by Eric Evans Published: August 30, 2003 Score: 1.04
6. The Algorithm Design Manual by Steve Skiena Published: July 26, 2008 Score: 0.94
7. Specification by Example: How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software by Gojko Adzic Published: June 3, 2011 Score: 0.74
8. CMMI for Development®: Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement (3rd Edition) (SEI Series in Software Engineering) by Mary Beth Chrissis, Mike Konrad and Sandra Shrum Published: March 20, 2011 Score: 0.7
9. The Design of Design: Essays from a Computer Scientist by Frederick P. Brooks Published: April 1, 2010 Score: 0.7
10. Version Control with Git: Powerful Tools and Techniques for Collaborative Software Development by Jon Loeliger Published: June 11, 2009 Score: 0.66
11. Digital Design: Principles and Practices, Third Edition by John F. Wakerly Published: August 1, 1999 Score: 0.5
12. Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers) by Michael T. Nygard Published: April 6, 2007 Score: 0.46
13. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing by Rex Black Published: August 11, 2009 Score: 0.45
14. Pragmatic Guide to Git (Pragmatic Programmers) by Travis Swicegood Published: November 22, 2010 Score: 0.36
15. SOA Principles of Service Design by Thomas Erl Published: July 28, 2007 Score: 0.35
16. Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design by Donald C. Gause and Gerald Weinberg Published: February 4, 2011 Score: 0.35
17. Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals by M. Morris Mano and Charles R. Kime Published: September 17, 1999 Score: 0.28
18. Business Process Change, Second Edition: A Guide for Business Managers and BPM and Six Sigma Professionals (The MK/OMG Press) by Paul Harmon and Business Process Trends Published: July 27, 2007 Score: 0.23
19. Objects, Abstraction, Data Structures and Design: Using Java, Version 5.0: Wiley Plus Stand-alone (Wiley Plus Products) by Elliot B. Koffman and Paul A. T. Wolfgang Published: September 5, 2007 Score: 0.22
20. Mastering the Requirements Process (2nd Edition) by Suzanne Robertson and James C. Robertson Published: March 27, 2006 Score: 0.2
21. SOA in Practice: The Art of Distributed System Design (Theory in Practice) by Nicolai M. Josuttis Published: August 31, 2007 Score: 0.2
22. Pro Business Applications with Silverlight 4 by Chris Anderson Published: August 31, 2010 Score: 0.19
23. Just Enough Software Architecture: A Risk-Driven Approach by George Fairbanks Published: August 30, 2010 Score: 0.18
24. Concurrent Programming in Java: Design Principles and Patterns (Java Series) by Douglas Lea and Doug Lea Published: November 1, 1996 Score: 0.17
25. Simple Program Design, Third Edition: A Step By Step Approach by Lesley Anne Robertson and A. Robertson Published: January 10, 2000 Score: 0.17

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