What are some good free programming books?

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Published on 2008-12-24T14:24:53Z Indexed on 2010/04/24 17:03 UTC
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I know of a couple, but I would like to build a list up for some nice holiday reading.

(If there is a book on here you read for free, and really liked, make sure to support the author and buy a hard copy!)

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