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24 alternatives to The Bitmap Brothers: Universe

The official history of the visionary British software house

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Bitmap Brothers: Universe launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The World of Tiers: Volume One▲54

   Maker of universes, gates of creation, a private cosmos

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   BubbleSort Zines▲64

   Zines about computer science!

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BitBooks▲78

   Build online books directly from Github

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Princeton Bitcoin▲71

   Introduction to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency technologies

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Google Guys▲64

   Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google's Founders

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   redbook.io▲61

   Readings in Database Systems (5th edition)

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Code▲76

   The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes▲53

   Evolution, Theoretical Physics and Computer Science

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities ▲73

   Curated selection of the best tools available

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tools for Thought▲69

    The history and future of mind-expanding technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Homo Deus▲105

    A Brief History of Tomorrow

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Stephen Hawking's Pocket Universe▲91

    Bringing ‘A Brief History of Time’ to a whole new generation

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hardware Hacker▲63

    Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses▲72

    Ryan Hoover's fave book on The Twenty Minute VC

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Programming Pearls▲71

    Clever solutions to classic programming problems

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Bookmatic Bot▲80

    Discover amazing books from genres you love.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mastering Bitcoin▲88

    The Bible for Bitcoin

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Programmer’s Odyssey▲64

    A riveting history of programming

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Project Guide to Enterprise Product Design▲93

    Free e-book. UX best practices from real projects.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy▲75

    Characters frolic through the galaxy with infectious joy

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Smartbomb▲57

    The quest for art, entertainment & big bucks

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Idea Makers▲58

    Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers

    2016 · 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 →