Mohamed El Khadir El Khadir من عند Cernoy, فرنسا من عند Cernoy, فرنسا

I've heard this referred to as the programmer's Joy of Cooking. While I do disagree with some of McConnell's points (though not as much as I disagree with the Joy of Cooking's "beef broth on the rocks"), this is a book every software engineer should read.