Software Enthusiast - Getting Started

I have been asked this question multiple times. I would like to be a software enthusiast and where do I get started. Thanks to my Friend to help put this together

Books:

Coding:

• Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship *

Unit Testing:

• The Art of Unit Testing, 2nd Edition *

Design:

• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software*
• Head First Design Patterns, 2nd Edition *

SOLID principles:

• Clean Coders: Level up your code *
• Clean Architecture: A Craftsman’s Guide to Software Structure and Design *

Refactoring:

• Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
• Working Effectively with Legacy Code

Architecture:

• Clean Architecture: A Craftsman’s Guide to Software Structure and Design *
• Designing Data-Intensive Applications *
• Software Architecture Guide
• Building Microservices *must read books

Keeping up with ever evolving tech Space:

Youtube channels to follow

• NDC Conferences
• GOTO Conferences
• InfoQ

Twitter handles to follow:

• allenholub
• ploeh
• jbogard
• mfeathers
• GeePawHill
• Grady_Booch
• shanselman
• KentBeck
• martinfowler
• unclebobmartin
• Anson Horton
• Mads Torgersen
• Jonathan Boccara
• Clean Coders
• David Fowler
• John Papa
• Joel Spolsky
• Rob Conery
• Jeff Atwood
• Miguel “mask and vax” de Icaza
• Boom Haackalacka
• Scott Hanselman

Podcasts & blogs to follow:

• The Data Engineering Podcast
• Hanselminutes
• Technology podcast: all episodes | Thoughtworks
• Netflix TechBlog
• Technology Radar | An opinionated guide to technology frontiers | Thoughtworks
• Facebook Engineering Blog
• Yelp Engineering Blog
• Uber Engineering Blog