Security Book Reviews - My side project for hackers and makers

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Security Book Reviews is a curated collection of book reviews focused on security topics. Launched in 2013, it serves hackers and makers seeking in-depth information about security-related reading. The site offers reviews to help readers evaluate and select books that match their interests in security subjects, making it a practical resource for technical professionals looking to deepen their knowledge through literature.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  HackerBooks.com2011 · hackerbooks.com · ▲351
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  Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News2016 · hackernewsbooks.com · ▲463
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  Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025Dec 2025 · hackernews-readings-613604506318.us-west1.run.app · ▲613
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  The Security Checklist2016 · github.com · ▲193

  The Practical Security Checklist for Web Developers

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  Security Page Checklist2022 · ▲260

  Curated collection of the best security pages and practices

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  IHBOOKS2018 · ihbooks.com · ▲200

  A curated list of +160 books recommended by Indie Hackers

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  zCAD AI▲322

  AI 3D that creates real parts, not just shapes

  Work · 12d ago · zcad.ai

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  Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi▲319

  Endless lofi beats composed live in your browser, over pixel-art nights in Paris, Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, San Francisco and more. Free, no sign-up.

  Work · 30d ago · loficities.com

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  Smooth Recorder▲257

  Mac screen recordings that look edited when you hit stop

  Work · 24d ago · smoothrecorder.com

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  Figma Specs▲225

  A container for your context that lives on the Figma canvas

  Work · 8d ago · figma.com

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  Badgey▲225

  Your iPhone becomes a name badge that faces the room

  Work · 19d ago · apps.marcoluthi.com

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  The rarest tech books and docs you've probably never read▲190

  Work · 18d ago · readrare.com

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  I'm building an open-source, high-frequency trading system▲301

  Dev tools · 2013 · scarcecapital.com

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  Cap'n Proto, by the ex-maintainer of Protocol Buffers▲286

  Life & fun · 2013 · kentonv.github.com

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  Usability checklist – catch common problems before user testing▲216

  Website usability audit tool for AI. The 2013 checklist, resurrected for 2026. Copyable prompts to audit any website against proven UX principles.

  AI · 2013 · userium.com

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  Chardin.js, beautiful instructions for apps▲203

  Life & fun · 2013 · heelhook.github.com

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  vim-multiple-cursors - True Sublime Text style multiple selection▲191

  True Sublime Text style multiple selections for Vim - terryma/vim-multiple-cursors

  Life & fun · 2013 · github.com

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  HN Store▲190

  Commerce · 2013 · hnstore.co