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24 alternatives to Dev Free Books

A huge collection of free books for developers.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dev Free Books launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   DevFreeBooks – A collection of free books for developers▲571

   A collection of free books for devs

   2016 · devfreebooks.github.io · its alternatives →

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   DevFreeBooks▲284

   A collection of free books for developers

   2016 · devfreebooks.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Getting Real▲234

   The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

   2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →

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   CODY▲136

   Free library of HTML, CSS, & JS nuggets

   2014 · codyhouse.co · its alternatives →

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   reSRC▲53

   Free programming learning resources incl. 500 free books

   2014 · cakhiatvttbdg.tv · its alternatives →

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   Project Gutenberg▲69

   Free books that are completely legal

   2015 · gutenberg.org · its alternatives →

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   Programming React Native▲83

   Free eBook on cross platform mobile app development

   2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

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   Pro Git, 2nd Edition▲83

   The entire Pro Git book

   2014 · git-scm.com · its alternatives →

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   Pointer▲95

   A reading club for developers

   2015 · pointer.io · its alternatives →

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    DevFreeCasts▲90

    A huge collection of free screencasts for developers

    2014 · devfreecasts.org · its alternatives →

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    Enterprise Sales For Startups▲184

    Free book for founders and sales reps selling to large orgs

    2017 · close.com · its alternatives →

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    Spec.▲210

    The best podcasts for designers & developers

    2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →

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    The Design Sprint▲181

    An upcoming book and list of resources from Google Ventures

    2015 · gv.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dev books▲5

    Curated list of best recommend developer books

    2017 · dev-books.com · its alternatives →

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    Weekend software products▲65

    Free eBook on Building Software Products in a Weekend

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Hackershelf▲15

    Collection of free books for the intellectually curious

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Project Guide to Enterprise Product Design▲93

    Free e-book. UX best practices from real projects.

    2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

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    Building Software Products in a Weekend▲84

    Free book about building MVPs fast.

    2015 · mattkremer.com · its alternatives →

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    Agile Designers▲164

    Best Resources for Designers and Developers

    2014 · agiledesigners.com · its alternatives →

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    Designing for the Web▲71

    Great free ebook about web design

    2016 · designingfortheweb.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    DevFreeBooks▲11

    A collection of free ebooks for devs

    2021 · devfreebooks.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Bookshare▲56

    I'm giving away my books

    2014 · dora77pasti.it.com · its alternatives →

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    Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming▲70

    Interviews with the 15 most interesting computer programmers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    GitHub Project Management▲115

    No-fluff guide to building a collaborative development team

    2016 · zenhub.com · its alternatives →

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