Best technology books

311 of the world's most popular books — descriptions, covers, and classic quotes.

Technology titles cover tools, systems, and the human side of shipping software. They are for builders and for people who have to live with what builders ship.

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Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian book cover

Algorithms to Live By

Brian Christian

Clean Code by Robert C. Martin book cover

Clean Code

Robert C. Martin

Code by Charles Petzold book cover

Code

Charles Petzold

Design Patterns by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides book cover

Design Patterns

Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides

Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann book cover

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Martin Kleppmann

Hackers by Steven Levy book cover

Hackers

Steven Levy

How to Create a Mind by Ray Kurzweil book cover

How to Create a Mind

Ray Kurzweil

Human Compatible by Stuart Russell book cover

Human Compatible

Stuart Russell

Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark book cover

Life 3.0

Max Tegmark

Out of Control by Kevin Kelly book cover

Out of Control

Kevin Kelly

Peopleware by Tom DeMarco book cover

Peopleware

Tom DeMarco

Race Against the Machine by Erik Brynjolfsson book cover

Race Against the Machine

Erik Brynjolfsson

Refactoring by Martin Fowler book cover

Refactoring

Martin Fowler

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold Abelson book cover

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Harold Abelson

Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom book cover

Superintelligence

Nick Bostrom

The Age of AI by Henry A. Kissinger book cover

The Age of AI

Henry A. Kissinger

The Art of Computer Programming by Donald E. Knuth book cover

The Art of Computer Programming

Donald E. Knuth

The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond book cover

The Cathedral and the Bazaar

Eric S. Raymond

The Chip by T.R. Reid book cover

The Chip

T.R. Reid

The Code Book by Simon Singh book cover

The Code Book

Simon Singh

The Idea Factory by Jon Gertner book cover

The Idea Factory

Jon Gertner

The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly book cover

The Inevitable

Kevin Kelly

The Mythical Man-Month by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. book cover

The Mythical Man-Month

Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas book cover

The Pragmatic Programmer

David Thomas

The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil book cover

The Singularity Is Near

Ray Kurzweil

The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder book cover

The Soul of a New Machine

Tracy Kidder

What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly book cover

What Technology Wants

Kevin Kelly

Where Wizards Stay Up Late by Katie Hafner book cover

Where Wizards Stay Up Late

Katie Hafner

What If?

Randall Munroe

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins book cover

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov book cover

I, Robot

Isaac Asimov

How To by Randall Munroe book cover

How To

Randall Munroe

2001 by Arthur C. Clarke book cover

2001

Arthur C. Clarke

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking book cover

A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson book cover

A short history of nearly everything

Bill Bryson

Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter book cover

Gödel, Escher, Bach

Douglas R. Hofstadter

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) by Harold Abelson book cover

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP)

Harold Abelson

The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins book cover

The Greatest Show on Earth

Richard Dawkins

A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley book cover

A Mind for Numbers

Barbara Oakley

The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan book cover

The C Programming Language

Brian W. Kernighan

Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking book cover

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Stephen Hawking

The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan book cover

The Demon-Haunted World

Carl Sagan

Elements by Euclid book cover

Elements

Euclid

On the origin of species by means of natural selection by Charles Darwin book cover

On the origin of species by means of natural selection

Charles Darwin

Botany by James D. Mauseth book cover

Botany

James D. Mauseth

Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie by Albert Einstein book cover

Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie

Albert Einstein

Chaos by James Gleick book cover

Chaos

James Gleick

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson book cover

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Neil deGrasse Tyson