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24 alternatives to Advent of Code 2016

A series of daily small programming puzzles

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Advent of Code 2016 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   2016 Maker Challenge▲265

   Make more stuff this year

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2MC
   Morning Cup of Coding – A curated newsletter of programming articles▲192

   2018 · humanreadablemag.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CodeGophers▲293

   Your personal army of programmers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Foundation Building Blocks▲279

   Free library of coded UI components to jumpstart development

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Web Code Tools▲328

   Easy snippets of code essentials and generators

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Enlight▲281

   Learn to code by building projects

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7CW
   Code Words, a quarterly publication about programming▲181

   2014 · codewords.hackerschool.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Codecrap▲93

   Where developers go to laugh and cry

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Stackeo▲169

   Product Hunt for Coding Tools

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Best Programming Language for Me in 2016▲295

    What is the best programming language to learn in 2016?

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Talks by UI Patterns▲164

    A library of talks by UX experts

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Code Arcade▲111

    An arcade game for programmers

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    CodeCode Ninja▲114

    Flashcards for programmers

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Advent of No-Code 2024▲178

    Create daily with 24 no-code challenges

    2024 · adventofnocode.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Projects by Code School▲132

    Build and deploy real-world applications

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CODY▲136

    Free library of HTML, CSS, & JS nuggets

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    HackerRank▲114

    Coding challenges. Community. Awesome jobs.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Programmer’s Odyssey▲64

    A riveting history of programming

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    2016DoneRight▲109

    Learn to code and design Tesla, Pinterest, Instagram,Twitter

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Bitsbox▲161

    Monthly code projects for kids

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    UXmas▲75

    An advent calendar for UX folk

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22AO
    Advent of SQL – A Daily SQL Puzzle Calendar Inspired by Advent of Code▲7

    Dec 2025 · dbpro.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hopscotch▲94

    Coding for kids: an iPad programming language

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Mission Devs▲98

    The #1 newsletter for developers 👨‍💻💌

    2018 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →