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title: "A Freebie's Resource List (Mostly Related to Programming)" title: "A Freebie's Resource List (Mostly Related to Programming)"
date: 2018-05-01 09:25:57 +0800 date: 2018-05-01 09:25:57 +0800
author: foo-dogsquared author: foo-dogsquared
categories: freebies categories: freebies
tags: [freebies, others] tags: [freebies, others]
updatedOn: Nov 19, 2018 updatedOn: Dec 4, 2018
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This is a free resource list that gradually grew over the past few months. Admittedly, I don't This is a free resource list that gradually grew over the past few months. Admittedly, I don't
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## Other Resource Lists ## Other Resource Lists
- [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) — **(very much recommended)**; it's a curated list of lists; I guess you can say it's **awesome**, mwehehehehehehehe... 😎 - [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) — **(very much recommended)**; it's a curated list of lists; I guess you can say it's **awesome**, mwehehehehehehehe... 😎
- [A Compilation of Useful, Free, Online Math Resources from /r/math](https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/2mkmk0/a_compilation_of_useful_free_online_math_resources/)
- [List of websites, ebooks, downloads, etc. for mobile users and people too lazy to read the sidebar from /r/learnmath](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnmath/comments/8p922p/list_of_websites_ebooks_downloads_etc_for_mobile/)
- [This list on Medium](https://medium.com/free-stuff/500-free-things-on-the-internet-to-start-your-new-year-11ae72266b66) - [This list on Medium](https://medium.com/free-stuff/500-free-things-on-the-internet-to-start-your-new-year-11ae72266b66)
- [This list on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofSoftwares/comments/6084vh/list_of_the_best_free_things_online_everyone_can/) - [List of the best free things online everyone can take advantage of on /r/BestOfSoftwares](https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofSoftwares/comments/6084vh/list_of_the_best_free_things_online_everyone_can/)
- [This specialized list for programming on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/wiki/tools) - [This specialized list for programming on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/wiki/tools)
- [Useful websites for programmers (by *sdmg15* on GitHub)](https://github.com/sdmg15/Best-websites-a-programmer-should-visit/) — also here's [an mirror article by *Sahil Rajput* on dev.to](https://dev.to/sahilrajput/useful-websites-for-programmers-36k#coding-practice-for-beginners) - [Useful websites for programmers (by *sdmg15* on GitHub)](https://github.com/sdmg15/Best-websites-a-programmer-should-visit/) — also here's [an mirror article by *Sahil Rajput* on dev.to](https://dev.to/sahilrajput/useful-websites-for-programmers-36k#coding-practice-for-beginners)
- [Web Dev't Study Resources (by *dargaCode* on GitHub)](https://github.com/dargaCode/WebDevStudyResources) - [Web Dev't Study Resources (by *dargaCode* on GitHub)](https://github.com/dargaCode/WebDevStudyResources)
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- [Free Programming Books](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books) — **(recommended)**; a GitHub repo by the E-Book Foundation - [Free Programming Books](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books) — **(recommended)**; a GitHub repo by the E-Book Foundation
- [Free Science Books](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-science-books) — another GitHub repo by the E-Book Foundation - [Free Science Books](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-science-books) — another GitHub repo by the E-Book Foundation
- [Green Tea Press](https://greenteapress.com/wp/) — free computer science-related ebooks - [Green Tea Press](https://greenteapress.com/wp/) — free computer science-related ebooks
- [Math Wiki](https://math.wikia.com/wiki/Math_Wiki) — well, it is structured like a textbook and it is said that the Math Wiki is a textbook so there's that
- [Notes for Professionals](http://book.goalkicker.com/) — **(very much recommended)**; made by folks at Stack Overflow from the Stack Overflow documentation for variety of languages and despite the title, it is quite helpful for beginners like me, as well; also, it is frequently updated like once per week - [Notes for Professionals](http://book.goalkicker.com/) — **(very much recommended)**; made by folks at Stack Overflow from the Stack Overflow documentation for variety of languages and despite the title, it is quite helpful for beginners like me, as well; also, it is frequently updated like once per week
- [OpenStax](https://openstax.org/) — **(very much recommended in sciences)**; a library of open-licensed expert-curated college textbook and resources - [OpenStax](https://openstax.org/) — **(very much recommended in sciences)**; a library of open-licensed expert-curated college textbook and resources
- [OpenStax CNX](https://cnx.org/) — a database of open educational resources - [OpenStax CNX](https://cnx.org/) — a database of open educational resources
- [Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks) — **(recommended)**; same as OpenStax - [Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks) — **(recommended)**; same as OpenStax
- [Open SUNY Textbooks](https://textbooks.opensuny.org/) - [Open SUNY Textbooks](https://textbooks.opensuny.org/)
- [Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, 2nd Edition (HTML version)](https://sarabander.github.io/sicp/) — unofficial (and prettier) version of [one of MIT's famous programming book (that can also be found online)](https://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/sicp/index.html) - [Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, 2nd Edition (HTML version)](https://sarabander.github.io/sicp/) — unofficial (and prettier) version of [one of MIT's famous programming book (that can also be found online)](https://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/sicp/index.html)
- [The Feynman's Lectures on Physics](http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/)
- [WikiToLearn](https://www.wikitolearn.org/)
## Katas (Practice Sites) ## Katas (Practice Sites)
- [/r/dailyprogrammer](https://old.reddit.com/r/dailyprogrammer/) - [/r/dailyprogrammer](https://old.reddit.com/r/dailyprogrammer/)
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- [Flavio Copes](https://flaviocopes.com/) — another blog that focuses on front-end development - [Flavio Copes](https://flaviocopes.com/) — another blog that focuses on front-end development
- [Joel On Software](https://www.joelonsoftware.com) — a software-related blog from Joel Spolsky, the CEO from Stack Overflow - [Joel On Software](https://www.joelonsoftware.com) — a software-related blog from Joel Spolsky, the CEO from Stack Overflow
- [Jon Skeet's Coding Blog](https://codeblog.jonskeet.uk/) — Jon Skeet's blog; \* insert Jon Skeet fact here \* - [Jon Skeet's Coding Blog](https://codeblog.jonskeet.uk/) — Jon Skeet's blog; \* insert Jon Skeet fact here \*
- [Joshua Pullen](https://joshuapullen.com/blog/)
- [Mozilla Hacks](http://hacks.mozilla.org/) — mainly focuses on web development progress - [Mozilla Hacks](http://hacks.mozilla.org/) — mainly focuses on web development progress
- [Scott Logic](https://blog.scottlogic.com/) — it's a blog that focuses on a broad spectrum of stuff - [Scott Logic](https://blog.scottlogic.com/) — it's a blog that focuses on a broad spectrum of stuff
- [Scott Young](https://scotthyoung.com/) — a blog that mainly focuses on learning - [Scott Young](https://scotthyoung.com/) — a blog that mainly focuses on learning
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- [JavaScript Weekly](https://javascriptweekly.com/) - [JavaScript Weekly](https://javascriptweekly.com/)
- [Node Weekly](http://nodeweekly.com/) - [Node Weekly](http://nodeweekly.com/)
- [Official Node.js Weekly Newsletter](https://newsletter.nodejs.org/) - [Official Node.js Weekly Newsletter](https://newsletter.nodejs.org/)
- [Postanly](https://postanly.ongoodbits.com/) — a weekly digest of productivity life articles
## YouTube Channel ## YouTube Channel
- [Crash Course](https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse/) — **(recommended)**; a YouTube channel that specializes in introducing you to a lot of concepts and subjects such as computers, sciences, and computer science - [Crash Course](https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse/) — **(recommended)**; a YouTube channel that specializes in introducing you to a lot of concepts and subjects such as computers, sciences, and computer science
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- [Microsoft Azure — Free Tier](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/) - [Microsoft Azure — Free Tier](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/)
- [Netlify](http://netlify.com/) — **(recommended)**; their free options is pretty much amazing - [Netlify](http://netlify.com/) — **(recommended)**; their free options is pretty much amazing
## Resources ## Stock Resources
- ### Images - ### Images
- [Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/) - [Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/)
- [Pixabay](https://www.pixabay.com/) - [Pixabay](https://www.pixabay.com/)
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- [Microsoft Student Pack](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/students) - [Microsoft Student Pack](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/students)
## Miscellaneous ## Miscellaneous
- [Archive](https://archive.org/) — it's an archive site for everything, it seems; you can find a lot of stuff in there
- [A Pragmatic Quick Reference](https://blog.codinghorror.com/a-pragmatic-quick-reference/) — it's a collection of wisdoms put together in a list from the Coding Horror - [A Pragmatic Quick Reference](https://blog.codinghorror.com/a-pragmatic-quick-reference/) — it's a collection of wisdoms put together in a list from the Coding Horror
- [Archive](https://archive.org/) — it's an archive site for everything, it seems; you can find a lot of stuff in there
- [Class Central](https://www.class-central.com/) — a search engine for courses at different MOOC sites - [Class Central](https://www.class-central.com/) — a search engine for courses at different MOOC sites
- [Developer Roadmap (by kamranahmedse)](https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap) — **(very much recommended)**; your reference in case you want to choose a specific role in software development (mine is more on the back-end development)
- [DevTube](https://dev.tube) — YouTube for developers - [DevTube](https://dev.tube) — YouTube for developers
- [Distrowatch](https://distrowatch.com/) — **(recommended, if you're into Linux)**; website watching for updates around Linux distros - [Distrowatch](https://distrowatch.com/) — **(recommended, if you're into Linux)**; website watching for updates around Linux distros
- [Developer Roadmap (by kamranahmedse)](https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap) — **(very much recommended)**; your reference in case you want to choose a specific role in software development (mine is more on the back-end development) - [Keep A Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
- [keyvalues](https://www.keyvalues.com/) — it's a engineering job finder - [keyvalues](https://www.keyvalues.com/) — it's a engineering job finder
- [Local Hackday MLH (Major League Hacking)](https://localhackday.mlh.io/) — it's a global hackathon (that are related to MLH) finder - [Local Hackday MLH (Major League Hacking)](https://localhackday.mlh.io/) — it's a global hackathon (that are related to MLH) finder
- [MOOC List](https://www.mooc-list.com/) — similar to Class Central - [MOOC List](https://www.mooc-list.com/) — similar to Class Central
- [Open Culture](http://www.openculture.com/) — a site that provides open content and resources
- [Open Educational Resources](https://www.oercommons.org/) — self-explanatory as to what their content is about
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