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24 alternatives to Grokking Algorithms

An illustrated guide for programmers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Grokking Algorithms launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Art of Computer Programming▲91

   "The Bible" of all fundamental algorithms for programming

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Introduction to Algorithms▲92

   Broad span of algorithms, covered in clear depth

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3AJ
   A JavaScript Handbook▲239

   2018 · jshandbook.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Algorithms to Live By▲70

   The computer science of human decisions

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5SP
   Sortraits, Portraits of Sorting Algorithms▲132

   2019 · wtracy.gitlab.io · its alternatives →

6. 6AC
   Algorithm Cookbook in Rust▲320

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7IQ
   Illustrated Quicksort algorithm▲187

   2017 · illustrated-algorithms.now.sh · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Imposter's Handbook▲80

   Essential Skills and Concepts For The Self-taught Programmer

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9AA
   Automated algorithm translation for Python, C++, C#, JS▲142

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AI
    An improved version of HyperLogLog▲194

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Machine Learning▲77

    A visual guide for beginners

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12TZ
    The Zen of Data Pipelines (Book)▲27

    2017 · gpestana.gitbooks.io · its alternatives →

13. 13QT
    Queueing theory intro for software developers▲126

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14EI
    Easy intro book to Clojure and immutability▲148

    2019 · getprogrammingwithclojure.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AR
    A Repo of JavaScript Coding Challenges▲127

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AA
    Algorithms and Data Structures Implemented in JavaScript▲34

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17TJ
    The JavaScript Way, a new book for learning modern JS▲39

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18DD
    Design, data-structure, algorithm problems and their solutions▲103

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Dim Sum Field Guide▲62

    A taxonomy of dumplings

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Algorithms and Data Structures in TypeScript – Free Book (~400 Pages)▲65

    I started writing this book 10 years ago in JavaScript, got through a few chapters (asymptotic notation, basic techniques, start of sorting), and then abandoned it. Recently I picked it back up, converted everything to TypeScript, and used AI (Zenflow [1] + Claude Opus 4.6) to complete the remaining chapters. I provided the structure, direction, and initial chapters; the AI generated the bulk of the remaining content under a spec-driven workflow. The book covers roughly a first 1-2 year CS curriculum: sorting, dynamic programming, graph algorithms, trees, heaps, hash tables, and more. All…

    Mar 2026 · amoilanen.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Wolfram Language▲86

    Knowledge-based programming

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22AC
    A Clojure game library▲93

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23MP
    My Python Notebook Driven Book on Evolutionary Algorithms▲6

    2020 · datacrayon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24CS
    Computer science data structures and algorithms in JavaScript▲9

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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