▲ | libraryofbabel a day ago | |
I left it open-ended because it would somewhat depend on the junior developer's previous knowledge and their focus (do they have a CS degree? what topics do they want to go deep on in their career?) But here are some titles: * Kleppmann, Designing Data-Intensive Applications * Nand2Tetris. Computers from first principles, often fills in a lot of gaps. Possibly preceded by Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software if they need even more grounding. * SICP if I think they'd be ready for it * Crafting Interpreters * If they're working with Python I'd give them Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho. For whatever other language(s) pick a book that allows them to go from intermediate to advanced in that language and really understand it inside out. * Ousterhout, A Philosophy of Software Design * Data and Reality * The Staff Engineer’s Path by Tanya Reilly to demystify the upper IC track. Or The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier. |