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24 alternatives to Grokking Algorithms
An illustrated guide for programmers & other curious people
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.
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"The Bible" of all fundamental algorithms for programming
2015 · its alternatives →
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Broad span of algorithms, covered in clear depth
2015 · its alternatives →
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2018 · humanreadablemag.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · jshandbook.com · its alternatives →
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Essential Skills and Concepts For The Self-taught Programmer
2016 · its alternatives →
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2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The art of educated guessing + opportunistic problem solving
2016 · its alternatives →
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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 →
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2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · diffmatic.com · its alternatives →
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Stories and wisdom from the panel, for beginner programmers
2016 · its alternatives →
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2016 · educative.io · its alternatives →
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