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24 alternatives to Purely Functional Data Structures
A guide to functional programming
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Purely Functional Data Structures launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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"The Bible" of all fundamental algorithms for programming
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Elements of reusable object-oriented software
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Stephen Wolfram's new book on the Wolfram Language
2015 · wolfram.com · its alternatives →
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Clever solutions to classic programming problems
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A practical guide to object oriented design
2016 · sandimetz.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · joshuablaine.github.io · its alternatives →
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2014 · stevekrouse.github.io · its alternatives →
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Building a modern computer from first principles
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The computer science of human decisions
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · books.thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →
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The Computer Science of Human Decisions
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A modern introduction to Javascript
2014 · eloquentjavascript.net · 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…
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The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally
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