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Hypermedia Systems

by Carson Gross • 2023

HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.

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225

🏗️ Web Architecture 🔗 REST Architecture 📡 Hypermedia Design 🖥️ Server-Side Rendering 📋 Declarative UIs

Hypermedia Systems

HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.

by Carson Gross 2023 548 pages

4.37

225 ratings

🏗️ Web Architecture 🔗 REST Architecture 📡 Hypermedia Design 🖥️ Server-Side Rendering 📋 Declarative UIs

Python for Kids

by Jason R. Briggs • 2012

Start with a turtle that draws, end with a game you built yourself. Python for kids.

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500+

🐍 Python Programming 🧒 Coding For Children 🐢 Turtle Graphics 🎮 Game Development 💻 Young Programmers

Python for Kids

Start with a turtle that draws, end with a game you built yourself. Python for kids.

by Jason R. Briggs 2012 345 pages

4.15

500+ ratings

🐍 Python Programming 🧒 Coding For Children 🐢 Turtle Graphics 🎮 Game Development 💻 Young Programmers

Cryptography

by Keith M. Martin • 2020

Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?

3.96

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🔒 Digital Security 🔐 Encryption 👁️ Digital Privacy 📐 Applied Mathematics 📡 Surveillance

Cryptography

Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?

by Keith M. Martin 2020 316 pages

3.96

174 ratings

🔒 Digital Security 🔐 Encryption 👁️ Digital Privacy 📐 Applied Mathematics 📡 Surveillance

Object-Oriented Software Construction

by Bertrand Meyer • 1988

Before running code, define the contract: how agreements between objects produce reliable software.

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271

🏗️ Object-Oriented Design 🏛️ Software Architecture ✅ Software Correctness ♻️ Code Reusability 🧱 Modular Design

Object-Oriented Software Construction

Before running code, define the contract: how agreements between objects produce reliable software.

by Bertrand Meyer 1988 1296 pages

4.04

271 ratings

🏗️ Object-Oriented Design 🏛️ Software Architecture ✅ Software Correctness ♻️ Code Reusability 🧱 Modular Design

Once Upon an Algorithm

by Martin Erwig • 2017

What Hansel and Gretel, Sherlock Holmes, and Groundhog Day can teach you about algorithms.

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265

🧠 Computational Thinking 📐 Algorithm Design 📖 Story-Driven Education 🔓 Accessible Algorithms 🗄️ Data Structures

Once Upon an Algorithm

What Hansel and Gretel, Sherlock Holmes, and Groundhog Day can teach you about algorithms.

by Martin Erwig 2017 336 pages

3.63

265 ratings

🧠 Computational Thinking 📐 Algorithm Design 📖 Story-Driven Education 🔓 Accessible Algorithms 🗄️ Data Structures

Learn Python 3 the Hard Way

by Zed A. Shaw • 2017

Python without the hand-holding: type every line, debug every error, and build from the terminal up.

3.92

500+

🐍 Python Programming 💻 Learn To Code ⌨️ Command Line 🐛 Debugging 🛠️ Learn By Doing

Learn Python 3 the Hard Way

Python without the hand-holding: type every line, debug every error, and build from the terminal up.

by Zed A. Shaw 2017 319 pages

3.92

500+ ratings

🐍 Python Programming 💻 Learn To Code ⌨️ Command Line 🐛 Debugging 🛠️ Learn By Doing

Docker

by Karl Matthias • 2015

Production Docker: the patterns for images, networking, and orchestration that prevent 3-AM pages.

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📦 Containerization 🔄 Devops Practices ☁️ Cloud Native 🚀 Deployment Automation 🔒 Container Security

Docker

Production Docker: the patterns for images, networking, and orchestration that prevent 3-AM pages.

by Karl Matthias 2015 232 pages

3.77

459 ratings

📦 Containerization 🔄 Devops Practices ☁️ Cloud Native 🚀 Deployment Automation 🔒 Container Security

Developing Backbone.js Applications

by Addy Osmani • 2012

Bring order to sprawling client-side JavaScript with models, views, and a router, no page reloads.

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💻 Frontend Development 🧱 Model-View-Controller 📄 Single-Page Apps 🧩 Modular Javascript 🗂️ Code Organization

Developing Backbone.js Applications

Bring order to sprawling client-side JavaScript with models, views, and a router, no page reloads.

by Addy Osmani 2012 371 pages

3.70

188 ratings

💻 Frontend Development 🧱 Model-View-Controller 📄 Single-Page Apps 🧩 Modular Javascript 🗂️ Code Organization

Programming Javascript Applications

by Eric Elliott • 2014

Your chronic pain isn't damage. It's a misalignment your muscles can fix, no surgery required.

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🩹 Chronic Pain 📐 Body Alignment 🔬 Pain Science 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🦴 Musculoskeletal Health

Programming Javascript Applications

Your chronic pain isn't damage. It's a misalignment your muscles can fix, no surgery required.

by Eric Elliott 2014 300 pages

3.63

160 ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain 📐 Body Alignment 🔬 Pain Science 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🦴 Musculoskeletal Health

The Art of Unit Testing

by Roy Osherove • 2009

C# unit testing without the brittle tests: stubs, mocks, and the isolation patterns that work.

4.09

1k+

🧪 Unit Testing 🖥️ .Net Development 🎭 Mocking Frameworks 🏚️ Legacy Code Testing 🏗️ Testable Design

The Art of Unit Testing

C# unit testing without the brittle tests: stubs, mocks, and the isolation patterns that work.

by Roy Osherove 2009 266 pages

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧪 Unit Testing 🖥️ .Net Development 🎭 Mocking Frameworks 🏚️ Legacy Code Testing 🏗️ Testable Design

Code That Fits in Your Head

by Mark Seemann • 2021

Most code is too complex for the human brain. Heuristics that shrink it down to size.

4.09

298

⚙️ Software Engineering 🧠 Cognitive Load 📖 Readable Code 🧪 Test-Driven Development 🔄 Incremental Refactoring

Code That Fits in Your Head

Most code is too complex for the human brain. Heuristics that shrink it down to size.

by Mark Seemann 2021 406 pages

4.09

298 ratings

⚙️ Software Engineering 🧠 Cognitive Load 📖 Readable Code 🧪 Test-Driven Development 🔄 Incremental Refactoring

The Missing README

by Chris Riccomini • 2021

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

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437

🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality 🔁 Devops Culture 🔄 Agile Methodologies

The Missing README

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

by Chris Riccomini 2021 288 pages

4.40

437 ratings

🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality 🔁 Devops Culture 🔄 Agile Methodologies

Python for Excel

by Felix Zumstein • 2021

Turn Excel into a Python engine: automate reports, scale past a million rows, and quit copy-pasting.

4.00

📊 Data Analysis 🤖 Spreadsheet Automation 🐼 Pandas Dataframes 📈 Time Series Analysis 📄 Reproducible Reporting

Python for Excel

Turn Excel into a Python engine: automate reports, scale past a million rows, and quit copy-pasting.

by Felix Zumstein 2021 335 pages

4.00

41 ratings

📊 Data Analysis 🤖 Spreadsheet Automation 🐼 Pandas Dataframes 📈 Time Series Analysis 📄 Reproducible Reporting

Software Engineering for Data Scientists

by Catherine Nelson • 2024

Write code that survives production: the software engineering skills notebooks never taught you.

4.27

🏗️ Software Craftsmanship 👁️ Code Readability 🧩 Modular Design 🧪 Automated Testing 🛡️ Error Handling

Software Engineering for Data Scientists

Write code that survives production: the software engineering skills notebooks never taught you.

by Catherine Nelson 2024 257 pages

4.27

48 ratings

🏗️ Software Craftsmanship 👁️ Code Readability 🧩 Modular Design 🧪 Automated Testing 🛡️ Error Handling

Beginning Programming with Python For Dummies

by John Paul Mueller • 2014

Your first Python program: handling data, errors, and control flow without the jargon.

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🐍 Python 🧑‍💻 Programming Basics 📚 Learning To Code 🧹 Code Organization 🗂️ Data Structures

Beginning Programming with Python For Dummies

Your first Python program: handling data, errors, and control flow without the jargon.

by John Paul Mueller 2014 408 pages

3.61

143 ratings

🐍 Python 🧑‍💻 Programming Basics 📚 Learning To Code 🧹 Code Organization 🗂️ Data Structures

Python Programming

by John Zelle • 2003

A Python-first CS textbook that teaches what computation can do, not just how to code.

4.02

483

📘 Introductory Programming 🐍 Python Programming 🧮 Algorithm Fundamentals 🏗️ Object-Oriented Design 🔄 Software Development

Python Programming

A Python-first CS textbook that teaches what computation can do, not just how to code.

by John Zelle 2003 528 pages

4.02

483 ratings

📘 Introductory Programming 🐍 Python Programming 🧮 Algorithm Fundamentals 🏗️ Object-Oriented Design 🔄 Software Development

Head First Design Patterns

by Eric Freeman • 2004

Twelve patterns that keep software flexible: the visual guide that makes them stick.

4.30

9k+

🧩 Design Patterns 📐 Object-Oriented Design 🏗️ Software Architecture 🛠️ Maintainable Code 🔗 Loose Coupling

Head First Design Patterns

Twelve patterns that keep software flexible: the visual guide that makes them stick.

by Eric Freeman 2004 638 pages

4.30

9k+ ratings

🧩 Design Patterns 📐 Object-Oriented Design 🏗️ Software Architecture 🛠️ Maintainable Code 🔗 Loose Coupling

Machine Learning Simplified

by Andrew Wolf • 2022

Supervised learning, gently: pipeline, optimization, and the real reasons your model overfits.

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193

🎯 Supervised Learning 📚 Machine Learning Fundamentals 📊 Statistical Learning ✅ Model Evaluation 🧹 Data Preprocessing

Machine Learning Simplified

Supervised learning, gently: pipeline, optimization, and the real reasons your model overfits.

by Andrew Wolf 2022 109 pages

4.87

193 ratings

🎯 Supervised Learning 📚 Machine Learning Fundamentals 📊 Statistical Learning ✅ Model Evaluation 🧹 Data Preprocessing

Programming

by Bjarne Stroustrup • 2008

Build programs that last: learn C++ from fundamentals to standard library, with design and testing.

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500+

🖥️ C++ Programming 📘 Introductory Programming 🧩 Object-Oriented Programming 📦 Stl 🎨 Software Design

Programming

Build programs that last: learn C++ from fundamentals to standard library, with design and testing.

by Bjarne Stroustrup 2008 1236 pages

4.22

500+ ratings

🖥️ C++ Programming 📘 Introductory Programming 🧩 Object-Oriented Programming 📦 Stl 🎨 Software Design

Object-oriented Programming with C++

by E. Balagurusamy • 1994

Classes, inheritance, templates: C++ tools for building software that scales without falling apart.

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🧱 Object Orientation 💻 C++📐 Oop Principles 🧩 Generic Programming 💾 Memory Management

Object-oriented Programming with C++

Classes, inheritance, templates: C++ tools for building software that scales without falling apart.

by E. Balagurusamy 1994 336 pages

3.98

278 ratings

🧱 Object Orientation 💻 C++📐 Oop Principles 🧩 Generic Programming 💾 Memory Management

Understanding Software

by Max Kanat-Alexander • 2017

Code that's easy to write is hard to maintain. Here's how to flip that equation.

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🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧹 Code Quality 🔍 Debugging Methods 🏚️ Technical Debt ⏱️ Developer Productivity

Understanding Software

Code that's easy to write is hard to maintain. Here's how to flip that equation.

by Max Kanat-Alexander 2017 280 pages

3.58

179 ratings

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧹 Code Quality 🔍 Debugging Methods 🏚️ Technical Debt ⏱️ Developer Productivity

Data Structures and Algorithms Made Easy

by Narasimha Karumanchi • 2011

Every algorithm problem has multiple solutions. Find the fastest one, step by step.

4.10

1k+

⏱️ Algorithm Analysis 🗃️ Data Structures ✍️ Algorithm Design 📊 Complexity Theory 💼 Coding Interviews

Data Structures and Algorithms Made Easy

Every algorithm problem has multiple solutions. Find the fastest one, step by step.

by Narasimha Karumanchi 2011

4.10

1k+ ratings

⏱️ Algorithm Analysis 🗃️ Data Structures ✍️ Algorithm Design 📊 Complexity Theory 💼 Coding Interviews

Python 3 Object-Oriented Programming

by Dusty Phillips • 2010

Python simplifies object-oriented design: patterns, inheritance, and iterators the Pythonic way.

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247

🖥️ Object-Oriented Programming 🐍 Python Programming 🔧 Software Design 🎯 Design Patterns 📊 Data Structures

Python 3 Object-Oriented Programming

Python simplifies object-oriented design: patterns, inheritance, and iterators the Pythonic way.

by Dusty Phillips 2010 431 pages

4.02

247 ratings

🖥️ Object-Oriented Programming 🐍 Python Programming 🔧 Software Design 🎯 Design Patterns 📊 Data Structures

Five Lines of Code

by Christian Clausen • 2021

Trust rules, not taste. Inflexible constraints that hold every method to a five-line standard.

3.99

🛠️ Code Refactoring 🔷 Object-Oriented Design ✅ Code Quality ⚠️ Technical Debt 🔨 Software Craftsmanship

Five Lines of Code

Trust rules, not taste. Inflexible constraints that hold every method to a five-line standard.

by Christian Clausen 2021 336 pages

3.99

84 ratings

🛠️ Code Refactoring 🔷 Object-Oriented Design ✅ Code Quality ⚠️ Technical Debt 🔨 Software Craftsmanship

Agentic Design Patterns

by Antonio Gulli • 2025

21 design patterns for AI agents that use tools, retain memory, and work together in production.

3.84

🤖 Ai Agents 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧩 Design Patterns ✍️ Prompt Engineering 🐝 Multi-Agent Systems

Agentic Design Patterns

21 design patterns for AI agents that use tools, retain memory, and work together in production.

by Antonio Gulli 2025 472 pages

3.84

69 ratings

🤖 Ai Agents 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧩 Design Patterns ✍️ Prompt Engineering 🐝 Multi-Agent Systems

Dive Into Design Patterns

by Alexander Shvets • 2018

The 22 blueprints that turn tangled object-oriented code into systems you can actually change.

4.66

500+

🧱 Object-Oriented Design 🏗️ Software Architecture 🔁 Design Patterns 👥 Gang Of Four 🧩 Solid Principles

Dive Into Design Patterns

The 22 blueprints that turn tangled object-oriented code into systems you can actually change.

by Alexander Shvets 2018 406 pages

4.66

500+ ratings

🧱 Object-Oriented Design 🏗️ Software Architecture 🔁 Design Patterns 👥 Gang Of Four 🧩 Solid Principles

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