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24 alternatives to Nightowls

Why programmers work at night

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

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   v0.1 of my book "Why programmers work at night"▲111

   2012 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming▲70

   Interviews with the 15 most interesting computer programmers

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ship While You Sleep▲130

   A book on how to work more effectively w/ freelance devs

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pointer▲95

   A reading club for developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Programming Pearls▲71

   Clever solutions to classic programming problems

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6LA
   Lit – a modern literate programming tool▲95

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Code▲76

   The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Nightlight, an editor that runs inside Clojure projects▲195

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   The Pragmatic Programmer▲87

   Solid advice and awesome analogies

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CodeGophers▲293

    Your personal army of programmers

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12MC
    Morning Cup of Coding – A curated newsletter of programming articles▲192

    2018 · humanreadablemag.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Booklights▲169

    Make America Read Again 📖

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Mythical Man-Month▲84

    Essays on software engineering

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    My all-nighter project to find the best Google Reader alternative▲175

    2013 · replacereader.com · its alternatives →

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    Mythical Man Month▲68

    Essays on Software Engineering

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Programming Excuses▲93

    Excuses For Lazy Coders

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Clean Coder▲61

    A code of conduct for programmers

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hardware Hacker▲63

    Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Dark Net▲62

    A revelatory examination of the internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Codecrap▲93

    Where developers go to laugh and cry

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    The Programmer’s Odyssey▲64

    A riveting history of programming

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Changelog - CodeNewbie and Community with Saron Yitbarek▲57

    How to help more people discover software development

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Sleep Revolution▲82

    Transforming your life, one night at a time

    2016 · its alternatives →

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