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API Specific (36 listings) Books covering specific APIs, such as DirectX, OpenGL, SDL, etc. Subcategories: DirectX, OpenGL	Artificial Intelligence (14 listings) Anything specifically related to the field of artificial intelligence

Audio Programming (5 listings) Books dealing with sound programming techniques	Game Programming (59 listings) General interest game programming and development books Subcategories: Game Engines, Isometric and Tile-based Games

Graphics Programming (57 listings) Books specifically focused on graphics programming Subcategories: Shaders, Terrain Rendering	Languages (60 listings) Books intended to teach you a programming language. Subcategories: Assembly, C, C#, C++, Java, Scripting Languages, Visual Basic

Math and Physics (19 listings) Foundational books covering math and physics	Multiplayer and Network Programming (11 listings) Includes books about general network programming and multiplayer game programming

Platform Specific (25 listings) Books covering a specific platform, such as Windows, Linux, Macintosh, BeOS, and so on Subcategories: Everything Unix, Mobile, Windows Programming	Software Engineering (26 listings) Books about good software development and engineering practices

Testing (3 listings) Includes topics related to improve the software testing process, both for games and non-game software.	Web Development (15 listings) Includes topics such as developing Flash and other web-based games, as well as web development in general (HTML, ASP/PHP/JSP, SQL and databases, etc.). Subcategories: Flash and Director

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The Art of Computer Programming
by Donald Knuth
Published: October 1999
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Code Complete, 2nd Ed.
by Steve McConnell
Published: June 2004
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Introduction to Algorithms, 2nd ed.
by Thomas H. Cormen (Editor), Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
Published: June 1990
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Write Great Code
by Randall Hyde
Published: October 2004
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Algorithms in C++, Parts 1-4: Fundamentals, Data Structure, Sorting, Searching (3rd Ed.)
by Robert Sedgewick
Published: July 1998
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Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman
Published: January 1986
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Data Structures for Game Programmers
by Ron Penton
Published: November 2002
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Data Structures and Algorithms in C++
by Adam Drozdek
Published: June 2000
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Memory Management: Algorithms and Implementation in C/C++
by Bill Blunden
Published: September 2002
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Programming Pearls (2nd Ed.)
by Jon Bentley
Published: September 1999
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