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24 alternatives to Dev books

Curated list of best recommend developer books

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dev books launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   DevFreeBooks▲288

   A collection of free books for developers

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Best-Books.dev▲152

   Compiling 1000's of programming books list in one place.

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   bookmarq▲98

   Book suggestions from your friends and influencers

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Knowall▲88

   Book Recommendations from Friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pointer▲95

   A reading club for developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Startup Book Buzz▲106

   One new startup related book recommended each week

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   What should I read next ?▲83

   Book recommendations

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Developer Handbook▲80

   Online handbook for the software engineering community

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Which Book Should I Read?▲104

   A recommendation tool to find your next book

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    App Developer Atlas▲89

    Helping developers make the right tool choices

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Starter Kit▲206

    Curated resources for web developers and visual designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    docs2epub▲201

    Get your favorite docs as eBooks

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Top Startup Books▲282

    A collection of must-read books for startup founders.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Spec.▲210

    The best podcasts for designers & developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Agile Designers▲164

    Best Resources for Designers and Developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16BB
    Best-Books.dev, the best programming books, all in one place▲27

    2020 · best-books.dev · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Three Books▲129

    Top three books personally recommended by tech people

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Reco▲66

    Book recommendations from people you trust

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Design+code▲177

    Learn iOS design and Xcode

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Blurb▲89

    Self publishing book platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Clearly Product Book Club Ep0▲59

    Review of books you need to read to be great at Product

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SE eBook▲152

    SE eBook

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tech books ▲11

    📚 Notes for all core subjects 💻 Coding practice questions

    Oct 2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · its alternatives →

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