Awesome-code-reading - A curated list of high-quality codebases to read

In plain words

Awesome-code-reading is a curated collection of high-quality codebases intended for developers who want to learn by studying real code. Launched in 2018, the project compiles a list of open-source projects worth reading, helping developers improve their programming skills through code review and analysis. It serves as a reference guide for finding well-written examples across different programming languages and domains.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

• 
  Quick Code2017 · coursesity.com · ▲437

  Curated list of free online programming courses

• AL
  A list of programmers coding live2018 · shipstreams.com · ▲202
• 
  How to Read Code2025 · codedump.info · ▲14
• 
  Readmekraft2024 · readmekraft.vercel.app · ▲132

  Craft perfect GitHub markdown files with AI

• 
  Awesome Viewer2021 · awesome.digitalbunker.dev · ▲82

  Visualize all of Github's awesome lists

• 
  Code Complete 22015 · amazon.com · ▲78

  One of the best practical guides to programming

• 
  /dev/null▲486

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 3d ago · dev-null.sh

• 
  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 28d ago · github.com

• 
  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 26d ago · github.com

• 
  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 23d ago · openbot.run

• 
  Talanoa▲346

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 21d ago · talanoa.email

• 
  CoreSpeed▲332

  One MCP for everything your agents need: apps, memory, tools

  Dev tools · 28d ago · corespeed.io

• 
  Funkify▲1,004

  Experience the web through the eyes of the differently abled

  Life & fun · 2018

• 
  Ubersuggest 2.0▲868

  Neil Patel's free keyword research tool

  Growth · 2018 · neilpatel.com

• 
  Cruip▲696

  Free and premium landing page templates for startups

  Growth · 2018 · cruip.com

• 
  GitHub Actions▲626

  Automate your workflow from idea to production

  Dev tools · 2018 · github.com

• 
  Websites in 2018▲595

  Example of bloated website in 2018

  Life & fun · 2018 · 2018.bloomca.me

• 
  Notion Pages▲579

  Discover new, productive Notion templates

  Work · 2018 · notionpages.com