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The 2nd edition includes Tim Peters' insightful, approachable discussions of programming intricacies.

Cracking Codes with Python ↗Learning & books
Al Sweigart's book teaching programming by implementing and breaking ciphers.
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Handbook of Applied Cryptography ↗Learning & books
A reference book on classic cryptographic algorithms and protocols.
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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software ↗Learning & books
Charles Petzold's book explaining how computers work from basic principles.
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Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing Learning & books
A children's handbook of codes, ciphers and secret writing.
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Professional Linux Kernel Architecture ↗Learning & books
A book by Wolfgang Mauerer describing Linux kernel internals.
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A Book on C ↗Learning & books
Introductory textbook on the C programming language.
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You Don't Need JavaScript ↗Learning & books
A book on replacing JavaScript patterns with modern CSS and HTML.
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The Nature of Computation ↗Learning & books
A book by Moore and Mertens on computational complexity and the theory of computation.
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Careless People ↗
A memoir by former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams about the company's leadership.
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The Expanse ↗
A science fiction novel series later adapted for television.
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The Mythical Man-Month ↗
Fred Brooks' classic book of essays on software project management.
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Wikipedia
A free collaborative online encyclopedia.
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Blindsight ↗
A science fiction novel by Peter Watts that explores consciousness and perception.
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years ↗
A book by David Graeber on the history of debt, credit and money.
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Diátaxis ↗
A framework for organising technical documentation into tutorials, how-tos, reference and explanation.
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Forvo ↗
A website with crowdsourced audio recordings of how native speakers pronounce words.
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From Bauhaus to Our House ↗
Tom Wolfe's critique of modernist architecture.
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How Complex Systems Fail ↗
A short essay by Richard Cook on the nature of failure in complex systems.
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Superintelligence ↗
Nick Bostrom's book on the risks of advanced artificial intelligence.
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The Big Short ↗
A 2015 film about the 2008 housing and credit collapse.
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