The Pragmatic Programmer
The one that made me treat code as something you maintain, not just ship.
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On the Shelf
No affiliate links, no “top 10 books that changed my life.” Just what is actually on the shelf and why each one earned its spot.
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
My go-to whenever data outgrows a single machine and things get interesting.
Hands-On Machine Learning
Where a lot of my ML intuition actually clicked, one notebook at a time.
Clean Code
I don't buy every rule, but it made me care about whoever reads my code next.
Atomic Habits
Less productivity-hack, more about becoming the person who keeps showing up.
Sapiens
A reminder that the systems we build sit inside much older human ones.