Comment Comment by klaaspieter Yes. I believe such a book exists (or should at least) for every language as well.Effective Java — http://www.amazon.com/Effective-Java-Edition-Joshua-Bloch/dp...POODR (Ruby) — http://www.poodr.com/Javascript the good parts — http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockfor...There is of course also the gang of 4 language agnostic classic on design patterns http://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Elements-Reusable-Obje... parent klaaspieter 12 years ago
Effective Java — http://www.amazon.com/Effective-Java-Edition-Joshua-Bloch/dp...
POODR (Ruby) — http://www.poodr.com/
Javascript the good parts — http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockfor...
There is of course also the gang of 4 language agnostic classic on design patterns http://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Elements-Reusable-Obje...