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24 alternatives to The Clean Coder

A code of conduct for programmers

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

1. 1
   Clean Code▲90

   Handbook on agile software craftsmanship

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Code▲76

   The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming▲70

   Interviews with the 15 most interesting computer programmers

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Imposter's Handbook▲80

   Essential Skills and Concepts For The Self-taught Programmer

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Pragmatic Programmer▲87

   Solid advice and awesome analogies

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Code Complete 2▲78

   One of the best practical guides to programming

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship▲4

   How and why to write clean code

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hello Ruby▲62

   Adventures in coding

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Clean Code▲1

   A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Programming Pearls▲71

    Clever solutions to classic programming problems

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Working Effectively with Legacy Code▲96

    Good vs Bad vs Legacy Code

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Social Engineering▲62

    The Art of Human Hacking

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Internet of Garbage▲71

    An assessment & prescription for our garbage internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Self-Taught Programmer▲4

    The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Learn Enough Dev Environment to Be Dangerous▲68

    A tutorial introduction to computer development environments

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Go Programming Language▲60

    The authoritative resource for learning Go

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Self-Taught Programmer▲5

    The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18CW
    Code Words, a quarterly publication about programming▲181

    2014 · codewords.hackerschool.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Planning Extreme Programming▲55

    The XP process

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Take Off With Elixir▲61

    An Introduction to Elixir

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Obfuscation▲53

    A user's guide for privacy and protest

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HACKING: Hacking for Beginners▲71

    Learn all the hacking basics

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Art of Computer Programming▲91

    "The Bible" of all fundamental algorithms for programming

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Algorithm Design Manual▲70

    Learn about designing and analyzing algorithms

    2016 · its alternatives →

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