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24 alternatives to Front-End Web Development

The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

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

1. 1
   Starting + Sustaining▲92

   A guide to plan, launch and run a web app

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Getting Real▲234

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

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Front End Happy Hour – The State of Web Development▲60

   Thoughts on front end tools

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4BA
   Book about writing web apps in Go without a framework▲158

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Traction (Book)▲308

   A Startup Guide to Getting Customers

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Start Small, Stay Small▲66

   A developer's guide to launching a startup

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hello Web Design▲234

   A book for programmers who want to learn design

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Pragmatic Programmer▲87

   Solid advice and awesome analogies

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Community Building on the Web▲86

   Secret strategies for successful online communities

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    HTML5 For Web Designers 2nd Edition▲67

    Harness the power of the evolving HTML5 Spec

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12AE
    An e-book about integrating front end libraries▲38

    2014 · maxoffsky.com · its alternatives →

13. 13DA
    draughtsman, a webserver for front-end devs▲45

    2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Systemic Web Design▲63

    Free ebook for writing manageable and scalable CSS

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Node: Up and Running▲72

    Ebook for building scalable apps with Node

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    How I Learned to Code▲65

    Lessons From Teaching Myself Web Development

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17MW
    My weekend project, Remojōbo: a remote job board for web nerds▲150

    2013 · remojobo.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Adaptive Web Design, Second Edition▲79

    Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    CODY▲136

    Free library of HTML, CSS, & JS nuggets

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Learn Enough Dev Environment to Be Dangerous▲68

    A tutorial introduction to computer development environments

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Elements of User Experience▲64

    User-centered design for the web

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Oyster Books (web client)▲92

    Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24IM
    I'm writing a leanpub book about Common Lisp web programming▲107

    2013 · lispwebtales.ppenev.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →