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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.
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Series of small programming puzzles for the holidays.
2015 · adventofcode.com · its alternatives →
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Code Words▲73A quarterly publication about programming from Hacker School
2014 · codewords.recurse.com · its alternatives →
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A library of talks by UX experts
2015 · talks.ui-patterns.com · its alternatives →
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Learn from the masters of Programming!
2015 · hacksummit.org · its alternatives →
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Interviews with the 15 most interesting computer programmers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Strategies and reflections on software engineering
2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
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Build and deploy real-world applications
2016 · pluralsight.com · its alternatives →
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A riveting history of programming
2017 · theprogrammersodyssey.com · its alternatives →
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2016DoneRight▲109Learn to code and design Tesla, Pinterest, Instagram,Twitter
2016 · its alternatives →
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Clever solutions to classic programming problems
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Code▲76The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
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Podcast about Software Development, Testing (and Python)
2016 · pythontesting.net · its alternatives →
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Hopscotch▲94Coding for kids: an iPad programming language
2014 · gethopscotch.com · its alternatives →
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