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24 alternatives to Guide to Hacking

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

1. 1
   HACKING: Hacking for Beginners▲71

   Learn all the hacking basics

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Growth Hacking ▲75

   A how to guide on becoming a growth hacker

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Social Engineering▲62

   The Art of Human Hacking

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cut and Hack▲55

   The worlds first choice-driven abstract hacking simulator

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5DT
   Design Then Code, UI design guides for hackers▲7

   2011 · designthencode.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hello Tech Pros: Hacking for Fun and Proft▲66

   But mostly for fun

   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hacker Experience▲96

   Online hacking simulation game

   2014 · hackerexperience.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hacked - The Problem with Passwords▲65

   Human stories to explain complex security problems

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Game of Hacks▲72

   Test your application hacking skills.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Design for Hackers▲78

    Visual design, deconstructed

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Changelog - 186: Building the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard with László Monda▲57

    Discussed building a keyboard for hackers

    2015 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Reply All - 43: The law that sticks▲67

    Hacking and The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

    2015 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hacker News For Ideas▲6

    2013 · firespotting.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cleaver▲71

    30-second slideshows for hackers

    2014 · jdan.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Imposter's Handbook▲80

    Essential Skills and Concepts For The Self-taught Programmer

    2016 · bigmachine.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hacking Growth [Kindle Edition]▲79

    Untraditional marketing using the hacker mindset.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Obfuscation▲53

    A user's guide for privacy and protest

    2015 · mitpress.mit.edu · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Escape The Wolf▲63

    A security handbook for traveling professionals

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

19. 19HL
    Hacker Lab – an easy way for netsec students to practice hacking▲7

    2018 · thehackerlab.co · its alternatives →

20. 20HB
    Hack Beyond LinkedIn, Rankings of the Best at Something Somewhere▲8

    2019 · personzone.com · its alternatives →

21. 21HN
    Hacker News TLDR▲7

    2014 · hn-tldr.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HACKING: THE NO-NONSENSE GUIDE▲1

    Learn Ethical Hacking Within 12 Hours!

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23HN
    Hacker News 2.0 - A Work in Progress▲7

    2012 · hn2.co · its alternatives →

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    hack.guides()▲6

    A developer community for writing technical guides

    2016 · pluralsight.com · its alternatives →

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