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[Software engineering research]

• What Makes Good Research in Software Engineering, by Mary Shaw
• Writing Good Software Engineering Research Papers, by Mary Shaw
• Doing Research in Software Analysis: Lessons and Tips, by Zhendong Su

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[Reading]

• How to Read a Paper, by Srinivasan Keshav [PDF] [Chinese Translation]
• You are How You Read (读论文的三个层次), by 沈向洋 [PDF]

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[Writing]

• Common Bugs in Writing and Writing Technical Articles by Henning Schulzrinne
• How to Write Research Papers, by Tao Xie
• Common Technical Writing Issues, by Tao Xie
• English Writing Suggestions for Chinese-Speaking Students, by Robert L. Fisher
• The Most Common Habits from More Than 200 English Papers Written by Graduate Chinese Engineering Students, by Felicia Brittman
• Writing a Progress/Status Report, by Michael Ernst

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[Rubuttal]

• Patterns for Writing Good Rebuttals, by Andreas Zeller

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[Presentation]

• How to Give a Technical Presentation, by Michael Ernst
• How to Give a Good Research Talk, by Andreas Zeller
• Oral Presentation Skills

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[Thesis]

• How to Organize Your Thesis, by John W. Chinneck
• How to Write a PhD Thesis, by Steve Easterbrook
• Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation, by S. Joseph Levine

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[Research methodology]

• Advice to a Beginning Graduate Student, by Manuel Blum
• Advice on Getting a Start into Research, by Tao Xie
• PhD-Program Preparation for Successful Post-PhD Career, by Tao Xie
• Mapping out a Research Agenda, by Tao Xie
• Graduate Student Survival/Success Guide, by Tao Xie
• Notes on the PhD Degree, by Douglas E. Comer
• Doing a Systems PhD, by Steve Hand
• A Survival Guide to a PhD, by Andrej Karpathy [李飞飞高徒 Andrej Karpathy：计算机科学博士的生存指南]
• 好的研究想法从哪里来, by 刘知远
• 一个博士生在科研大组的生存指南, by 陈怡然
• 给研究生的一些忠告 [Some Modest Advice for Graduate Students], by Stephen C. Stearns
• 和导师一起赶文章死线(Deadline)的十大注意事项, by 陈怡然
• 学生的那点小心思(十大秘密), by 陈怡然

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[Books]

• Crafting Your Research Future - A Guide to Successful Master and PhD Degrees in Science & Engineering, by Charles X. Ling and Qiang Yang
• Mastering Your PhD - Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond, by Patricia Gosling and Bart Noordam

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[Advice from famous professors]

• Advice for Researchers and Students, by Tao Xie
• 我推荐的科研指导文章/书籍, by 熊英飞
• Advice for Researchers and Students, by Michael Ernst
• Advice on Research and Writing, by Mark Leone

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[Humor]

• Research in Progress
• PHD Comics

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[Conference / Journal / Faculty rank]

• CCF Rank; *Conferences and journals in Rank A are the best.
• CORE Rank; *Conferences and journals in Rank A* are the best.
• CSRankings: Computer Science Rankings