Books for geeks

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: A curated reading list for developers who care about more than just code, covering technology, open source culture, and the business of software.

One of my favorite perks of working at GitHub is the fact that the company covers all your work-related reading. That (plus a good deal of travel over the years) means that I’ve read quite a few books about technology, about open source, and about business.

If those topics sound interesting, here are some of my favorite books for hackers, for geeks, and for open source developers.

Of course, if you have a recommendation, I’m always looking for new books to read. Let me know in the comments below.

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Ben Balter

I'm Ben Balter — I write here about engineering leadership, open source, and showing your work. My open source projects have hundreds of millions of downloads. I was the Director of Hubber Enablement at GitHub, where I helped thousands of GitHubbers do their best remote work. Before this role: Chief of Staff for Security, enterprise PM, and GitHub's first Government Evangelist. Before GitHub: attorney, Presidential Innovation Fellow, and member of the White House's first agile development team. More about the author →

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