Good books and articles - leondutoit/data-centric-programming GitHub Wiki

Python

• Python for Data Analysis
• Problem solving with Algorithms and Data Structures - also available as a wiki

R

• Advanced R
• Applied Predictive Modelling

Javascript

• JavaScript: The Good Parts
• Effective Javascript

Data Analysis

• Tidy data
• A Cognitive Interpretation of Data Analysis
• The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data
• Scientific Data Management in the Coming Decade

Data Visualisation

• ggplot2: Elegant Graphics for Data Analysis
• Bin-summarise-smooth: A framework for visualising large data
• Letter-value plots: Boxplots for large data
• Graphical Inference for Infovis
• The Generalised Pairs plot
• Visualising Complex Data with Embedded Plots
• Representing Colors as Three Numbers
• Escaping RGBland: Selecting Colors for Statistical Graphics
• Animated Transitions in Statistical Data Graphics

General

• On trying and asking
• Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams This is the most profound book on software development I've ever read, It deals with human behaviour and institutional design. I recommend this to everyone.
• Don't kill math
• Predictive analytics: what is it good for?
• In praise of small data