What do you want to be called when your main job, and perhaps passion, is creating software? This is the question raised in this month's I-Programmer Poll and already hundreds of you have cast your votes. It has made us wonder why the term "programmer" makes some people angry and sends them off looking for a better sounding description of what they do and what they are.

During 2010 our contributors added over 250 book reviews so the task of selecting the top ten titles has not been an easy one. However, getting a 5-star rating on I Programmer, a pre-requisite for inclusion in this list, is a rare accolade and I've been helped by my fellow reviewers in choosing from that shortlist. The final ranking is determined by the popularity of the review.