My Programming Books - Under Construction!
During the months of May through September 2025 I will be evaluating which of the following books I will make available to any interested parties [preference to family, friends and acquaintances first] at no cost (except for postage). Send me an email to let me know which book(s) you want and I will decide whether or not to set them aside for you [I am still actively using some of the books and need time to determine which ones I will not have time to use any more]. I will update the website status to "Selected" for your selection, but it may be a while before I part with the book!
In your email specify Title [with the item number, if shown] and how you plan to get the book (in person or by mail). Obviously my original plan to include the ISBN for every book has not happened yet, but I will add listings with the ISBN, title and author when time allows.
The books are from my personal library; you might be able to deduce their condition from the images below. Some books were gifts, but most were purchased for study during my career as a programmer. You can arrange a visit to look them over (with some coffee or tea) if that will help you to decide. After you receive the book(s) I will update the website status to "Taken" for your selection.
I am right in the midst of reviewing all my books to give away, so I do not have time to add information for each title yet. Another difficult task in front of me is prioritizing which books to keep for now!
Some of My Programming Books
This book should make a good introduction to the skills needed to maintain a website that doesn't need a database. For an example of such a site, check out the Waterville Chess website.
| # | [ISBN] Title and Author | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGMG-001 | [978-1-84078-878-5] HTML, CSS & JavaScript by Mike McGrath | Web Development | Taken |
I will be providing ISBN, Title and Author, and Category at some point. For now they are all classified "My Copy" until I decide which ones I can part with.
| # | [ISBN] Title and Author | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGMG-002 | [978-1-935182-57-3] Effective Unit Testing by Lasse Koskela | Testing, Java | Promised |
| PGMG-002 | [9-78159327487-0] The Modern Web by Peter Gasston | Web Development | My Copy |
It will take a while to flesh out the list, but this is a start. I have made placeholders in the images to help me find which box contains which books. I plan to sort the physical books by type to decide which ones to hold onto for now (e.g., which book(s) about HTML, CSS and JavaScript I need to maintain my websites). This task will have to wait while I organize other subject matter books.
I will be providing ISBN, Title and Author, and Category at some point. For now they are all classified "My Copy" until I decide which ones I can part with.
| # | [ISBN] Title and Author | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGMG-014 | [isbn] Mac OSX for Unix Geeks by xxxx | Unix | My Copy |
I will be providing ISBN, Title and Author, and Category at some point. For now they are all classified "My Copy" until I decide which ones I can part with.
| # | [ISBN] Title and Author | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGMG-027 | [0-201-48567-2] Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler | Coding, Design | Promised |
| PGMG-028 | [978-0-13-475759-9] Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, 2nd ed. by Martin Fowler | Coding, Design | Promised |
I will be providing ISBN, Title and Author, and Category at some point. For now they are all classified "My Copy" until I decide which ones I can part with.
| # | [ISBN] Title and Author | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGMG-040 | [isbn] XML by xxx | XML | Available |
| PGMG-044 | [1-58567-089-8] Code Breaking: A History and Exploration by Rudolf Kippenhahn | Cryptography, History | Promised |
I will be providing ISBN, Title and Author, and Category at some point. For now they are all classified "My Copy" until I decide which ones I can part with.
| # | [ISBN] Title and Author | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGMG-051 | [isbn] PHP & MYSQL by xxx | PHP, MySQL | My Copy |
| PGMG-065 | [978-0-321-35668-0] Effective Java, 2nd ed. by Joshua Bloch | Java | My Copy |
I will be providing ISBN, Title and Author, and Category at some point. For now they are all classified "My Copy" until I decide which ones I can part with.
| # | [ISBN] Title and Author | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGMG-066 | [isbn] jQuery in Action by xxxx | jQuery, JavaScript | My Copy |
I will be providing ISBN, Title and Author, and Category at some point. For now they are all classified "My Copy" until I decide which ones I can part with.
| # | [ISBN] Title and Author | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGMG-078 | [isbn] Web Security for Developers by xxxx | Web Security | My Copy |
| PGMG-079 | [isbn] Hacking APIs by xxxx | Web Security | Promised |
I will be providing ISBN, Title and Author, and Category at some point. For now they are all classified "My Copy" until I decide which ones I can part with.
| # | [ISBN] Title and Author | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGMG-094 | [isbn] Practical Algorithms for Programmers by xxx | Algorithms | My Copy |
Sometime after September, most remaining books will be donated to one of the following: the VA, the Portland Public Library, the Salvation Army or Goodwill (not necessarily in that order). If you know of anyone or any organization that would like a specific book or books, please let me know [by email is best].