Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Design Then Code, UI design guides for hackers launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Design for Hackers▲78

   Visual design, deconstructed

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Refactoring UI: The Book▲822

   Make your ideas look awesome, without relying on a designer

   2018 · refactoringui.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   UI Design System▲180

   Starter kit for Sketch to create awesome user interfaces.

   2017 · uidesignsystem.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hacking UI: Victor Yocco▲65

   Applying psychological theory to digital design

   2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hacking UI▲398

   Podcast, Newsletter & Blog about Product Design & Creation

   2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →

6. 6HW
   Hello Web Design, design fundamentals and shortcuts for hackers▲9

   2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hello Tech Pros: Hacking for Fun and Proft▲66

   But mostly for fun

   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   hack.css▲174

   The CSS framework for hackers

   2016 · hackcss.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Evil By Design▲62

   Leverage human fallibility to create powerful UIs

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Hacking UI Podcast #14 - Good Fucking Design Advice▲73

    Abandoning fear and getting out of your comfort zone

    2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Guide to Hacking▲6

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    UI Parade▲137

    User interface design tools and design inspiration

    2014 · uiparade.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BetaPage 2.0▲224

    Community of Hackers and Makers

    2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Fizzl.io▲162

    The fastest way for UX designers to fetch feedback

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Whiteboard▲92

    the open-source IDE for thoughtful software design

    4d ago · dev.fast · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Social Engineering▲62

    The Art of Human Hacking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    hack.guides()▲6

    A developer community for writing technical guides

    2016 · pluralsight.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Clean Code▲90

    Handbook on agile software craftsmanship

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Clean Coder▲61

    A code of conduct for programmers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hacker UI – a React design system for developers▲65

    2020 · hacker-ui.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Real-Life UX Processes▲85

    Peek inside design at Slack, Autodesk, and others.

    2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hacking UI – Harry Roberts (CSS Wizardry)▲61

    The ups and downs of dominating a niche

    2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think▲62

    Little book of big ideas

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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