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24 alternatives to Babel – browse every book that will ever be written using simple math
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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Babel – browse every book that will ever be written using simple math launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2022 · libraryofbabel.tdjs.tech · its alternatives →
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All the words ever written. All the words to be written.
2016 · libraryofbabel.info · its alternatives →
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The book page links to a blog post that explains how I got about it (and has a link to sample content), but the TL&DR is that I could not find a lot of books that were on "our" history _and_ were larded with technical details. So I set about writing one, and some five years later I'm happy to share the result. I think it's one of the few "computer history" books that has tons of code, but correct me if I'm wrong (I wrote this both to tell a story and to learn :-)). My favorite languages are Smalltalk and Lisp, but as an Emacs user, I've been using the latter for much longer and for my…
Feb 2026 · berksoft.ca · its alternatives →
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Eloquent JavaScript ▲149Free ebook for the JS Beginners
2016 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →
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A guide to avoiding shortcuts that cut out math concept dev…
2015 · nixthetricks.com · its alternatives →
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Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica re-issue
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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A book for bloggers, writers, engineers, designers, & more
2014 · its alternatives →
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Stephen Wolfram's new book on the Wolfram Language
2015 · wolfram.com · its alternatives →
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Mathematical genius who transformed Internet
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Even If You Flunked Algebra
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Search every possible page. Share the one you find.
Aug 2026 · libraryofbabel.space · its alternatives →
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Explains the big ideas of math
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Clever solutions to classic programming problems
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Math is part of everyday life—from cooking to shopping to telling time. This friendly guide shows how simple, useful, and even fun math can really be.
2020 · mathpendium.org · its alternatives →
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