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24 alternatives to Source Making

Design patterns & Refactoring

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

1. 1
   Agile Designers▲164

   Best Resources for Designers and Developers

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Precursor▲227

   A real-time collaborative prototyping tool

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Design Patterns▲6

   Building Maintainable and Scalable Software

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Foundation Building Blocks▲279

   Free library of coded UI components to jumpstart development

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Software Daily - 10 Philosophies for Engineers▲71

   Strategies and reflections on software engineering

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   How To Build This▲144

   A platform for makers to find the right tools

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Devmag▲133

   A network re-thought for software developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   CodePen Patterns▲243

   A collection of design patterns & code for your project

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Framer Patterns▲206

   Ready-made UI patterns for Framer

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    App Developer Atlas▲89

    Helping developers make the right tool choices

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    App Making▲114

    A Step-By-Step Guide To Crafting Successful Apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Carbide▲164

    A new kind of programming environment

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Makers Tools▲130

    Discover new tools to build digital goodies

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cycles▲179

    Visual feedback and approvals for web development

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Project Prescription▲134

    The cure for design clients

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Real-Life UX Processes▲85

    Peek inside design at Slack, Autodesk, and others.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Developer Manifesto▲125

    A tribute to the art and profession of software development.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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

    Little book of big ideas

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    State.of.dev▲135

    Visualizing the current state of development

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21DA
    Diffmatic – A daily GitHub digest for dev teams▲67

    2014 · diffmatic.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Layout - No One's Trying to Make a Shitty Website▲67

    How to work and collaborate with developers

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sourcing.io▲98

    Source talented software engineers

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Designspiration▲135

    Discover and share design inspiration

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →