Free-To-Read Books and Guides
Programming/CS/Software Development
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Python
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python - Kenneth Reitz, Tanya Schlusser. (GitHub: realpython/python-guide)
- Dive Into Python 3 by Mark Pilgrim.
- Automate the Boring Stuff with Python - Al Swigart.
- Python Data Science Handbook - Jake VanderPlas. (GitHub: - jakevdp/PythonDataScienceHandbook)
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JavaScript
- getify/You-Dont-Know-JS - Kyle Simpson.
- Eloquent JavaScript - Marijn Haverbeke. (GitHub)
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Haskell
- Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! - Miran Lipovaca.
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C++
- Competitive Programmer's Handbook - Antti Laaksonen.
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Deep Learning
- Neural networks and deep learning - Michael Nelson.
- Deep Learning - Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, Aaron Courville.
- Dive into Deep Learning - Aston Zhang, Zack C. Lipton, Mu Li, Alex J. Smola. (GitHub)
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Cryptography
- A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography - By Dan Boneh, Victor Shoup.
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Git
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Mathematics for CS
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Linux
- Linux Inside - 0xAX.
- The Debian Administrator's Handbook - Raphaël Hertzog and Roland Mas.
- Debian Reference - Debian Project.
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Vim
- Learn Vimscript the Hard Way - Steve Losh.
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SICP - Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman with Julie Sussman. (reformatted(GitHub))
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The Art of Unix Programming - Eric S. Raymond. (reformatted)
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Bash Guide for Beginners - Machtelt Garrels.
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Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide - Mendel Cooper.
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The Cathedral and the Bazaar - Eric S. Raymond.
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The Jargon File - Eric S. Raymond and contributors.
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Let's Build a Compiler - Jack Crenshaw.
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Game Programming Patterns - Bob Nystrom.
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Crafting Interpreters - Bob Nystrom.
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Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces - Remzi H. and Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau.
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Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science - Boaz Barak.
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Tech Interview Handbook - Tangshun Tay.
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How to Make a Computer Operating System - Sammy Pesse.
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Adopting Erlang - Tristan Sloughter, Fred Hebert, Evan Vigil-McClanahan.
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Essential Image Optimization - Addy Osmani. (GitHub: GoogleChrome/essential-image-optimization)
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Site Reliability Engineering - Google.
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Building Secure and Reliable Systems - Google.
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The Architecture of Open Source Applications - authors of four dozen open source applications.
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Enterprise Open Source: A Practical Introduction - The Linux Foundation.
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An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language - Stephen Wolfram.
Mathematics
- Calculus Made Easy - Silvanus Thompson. (reformatted(GitHub))
- Immersive Linear Algebra - J. Ström, K. Åström, T. Akenine-Möller.
- Mathematics All-in-One Cheat Sheet - Alex Spartalis.
Philosophy
- Meditations - Marcus Aurelius.
- The Genealogy of Morals - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.
- The Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant.
- The Critique of Practical Reason - Immanuel Kant.
- Critique of Judgement - Immanuel Kant.
Novels
- Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad.
General Knowledge
Guides
- How to do a code review - Google.
- GitLab's Guide to All-Remote - GitLab.
- Technical Writing Courses - Google.
- Beej's Guide to Network Programming - Brian Hall.
- Linux Kernel Teaching - collection of lectures and Linux kernel topics.
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