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24 alternatives to Nim in Action

A book teaching the new Nim programming language.

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

1. 1NI
   “Nim in Action” is now available▲181

   2016 · nim-lang.org · its alternatives →

2. 2NI
   Nim in Action▲229

   2017 · book.picheta.me · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Imposter's Handbook▲80

   Essential Skills and Concepts For The Self-taught Programmer

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Learn Enough Dev Environment to Be Dangerous▲68

   A tutorial introduction to computer development environments

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5NA
   NimForum – A lightweight alternative to Discourse▲186

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Scrum▲85

   A breathtakingly brief and agile introduction

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Mythical Man-Month▲84

   Essays on software engineering

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8GA
   Gridmaster – A Code School for Learning Spreadsheets▲188

   2016 · gridmaster.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Art of Computer Programming▲91

   "The Bible" of all fundamental algorithms for programming

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Self-Taught Programmer▲4

    The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11DP
    DeepUI Programming Studio – A different approach to programming▲186

    2017 · deepui.io · its alternatives →

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

    2018 · humanreadablemag.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    How I Learned to Code▲65

    Lessons From Teaching Myself Web Development

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Neuron▲126

    Teaching machines to learn

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Self-Taught Programmer▲5

    The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16TJ
    The JavaScript Way, a new book for learning modern JS▲39

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wolfram Language▲86

    Knowledge-based programming

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think▲62

    Little book of big ideas

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Teaching App Development with Swift▲96

    A Github-hosted curriculum on Swift for teachers by Apple

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20EI
    Easy intro book to Clojure and immutability▲148

    2019 · getprogrammingwithclojure.com · its alternatives →

21. 21JA
    JavaScript Application Design book▲66

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Art of Learning▲91

    An inner journey to optimal performance

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23LA
    Lit – a modern literate programming tool▲95

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    DYT 004 : The Craft of Product Management with Nir Erlich▲53

    We explore the product mindset with Nir Erlich

    2016 · its alternatives →

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