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Node.js - Async non-blocking event-driven JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine.
- Frontend Development
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iOS - Mobile operating system for Apple phones and tablets.
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Android - Mobile operating system developed by Google.
- IoT & Hybrid Apps
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Electron - Cross-platform native desktop apps using JavaScript/HTML/CSS.
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Cordova - JavaScript API for hybrid apps.
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React Native - JavaScript framework for writing natively rendering mobile apps for iOS and Android.
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Xamarin - Mobile app development IDE, testing, and distribution.
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Linux
- Containers
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eBPF - Virtual machine that allows you to write more efficient and powerful tracing and monitoring for Linux systems.
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Arch-based Projects - Linux distributions and projects based on Arch Linux.
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AppImage - Package apps in a single file that works on various mainstream Linux distributions.
- macOS - Operating system for Apple’s Mac computers.
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watchOS - Operating system for the Apple Watch.
- JVM
- Salesforce
- Amazon Web Services
- Windows
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IPFS - P2P hypermedia protocol.
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Fuse - Mobile development tools.
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Heroku - Cloud platform as a service.
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Raspberry Pi - Credit card-sized computer aimed at teaching kids programming, but capable of a lot more.
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Qt - Cross-platform GUI app framework.
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WebExtensions - Cross-browser extension system.
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Smart TV - Create apps for different TV platforms.
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GNOME - Simple and distraction-free desktop environment for Linux.
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KDE - A free software community dedicated to creating an open and user-friendly computing experience.
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.NET
- Core
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Roslyn - Open-source compilers and code analysis APIs for C# and VB.NET languages.
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Amazon Alexa - Virtual home assistant.
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DigitalOcean - Cloud computing platform designed for developers.
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Flutter - Google’s mobile SDK for building native iOS and Android apps from a single codebase written in Dart.
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Home Assistant - Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
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IBM Cloud - Cloud platform for developers and companies.
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Firebase - App development platform built on Google Cloud.
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Robot Operating System 2.0 - Set of software libraries and tools that help you build robot apps.
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Adafruit IO - Visualize and store data from any device.
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Cloudflare - CDN, DNS, DDoS protection, and security for your site.
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Actions on Google - Developer platform for Google Assistant.
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ESP - Low-cost microcontrollers with WiFi and broad IoT applications.
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Deno - A secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript that uses V8 and is built in Rust.
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DOS - Operating system for x86-based personal computers that was popular during the 1980s and early 1990s.
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Nix - Package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible.
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Integration - Linking together different IT systems (components) to functionally cooperate as a whole.
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Node-RED - A programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs, and online services.
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Low Code - Allowing business professionals to address their needs on their own with little to no coding skills.
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Capacitor - Cross-platform open source runtime for building Web Native apps.
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ArcGIS Developer - Mapping and location analysis platform for developers.
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Bluetooth Low Energy - Low-power wireless communication protocol ideal for IoT, wearables, and other battery-powered applications.
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Uno Platform - Open-source .NET UI platform for building cross-platform apps.
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Google Cloud - Cloud computing services by Google.
Programming Languages
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JavaScript
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Swift - Apple’s compiled programming language that is secure, modern, programmer-friendly, and fast.
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Python - General-purpose programming language designed for readability.
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Asyncio - Asynchronous I/O in Python 3.
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Scientific Audio - Scientific research in audio/music.
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CircuitPython - A version of Python for microcontrollers.
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Data Science - Data analysis and machine learning.
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Typing - Optional static typing for Python.
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MicroPython - A lean and efficient implementation of Python 3 for microcontrollers.
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Rust
- Pest - Parser generator.
- Haskell
- PureScript
- Go
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Scala
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Scala Native - Optimizing ahead-of-time compiler for Scala based on LLVM.
- Ruby
- Clojure
- ClojureScript
- Elixir
- Elm
- Erlang
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Julia - High-level dynamic programming language designed to address the needs of high-performance numerical analysis and computational science.
- Lua
- C
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C/C++ - General-purpose language with a bias toward system programming and embedded, resource-constrained software.
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R - Functional programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.
- D
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Common Lisp - Powerful dynamic multiparadigm language that facilitates iterative and interactive development.
- Perl
- Groovy
- Dart
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Java - Popular secure object-oriented language designed for flexibility to “write once, run anywhere”.
- Kotlin
- OCaml
- ColdFusion
- Fortran
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PHP - Server-side scripting language.
- Pascal
- AutoHotkey
- AutoIt
- Crystal
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Frege - Haskell for the JVM.
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CMake - Build, test, and package software.
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ActionScript 3 - Object-oriented language targeting Adobe AIR.
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Eta - Functional programming language for the JVM.
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Idris - General purpose pure functional programming language with dependent types influenced by Haskell and ML.
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Ada/SPARK - Modern programming language designed for large, long-lived apps where reliability and efficiency are essential.
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Q# - Domain-specific programming language used for expressing quantum algorithms.
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Imba - Programming language inspired by Ruby and Python and compiles to performant JavaScript.
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Vala - Programming language designed to take full advantage of the GLib and GNOME ecosystems, while preserving the speed of C code.
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Coq - Formal language and environment for programming and specification which facilitates interactive development of machine-checked proofs.
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V - Simple, fast, safe, compiled language for developing maintainable software.
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Zig - General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
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Move - Domain-specific programming language for writing safe smart contracts.
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Esolangs - Programming languages designed for experimentation or as jokes rather than actual use.
Front-End Development
- ES6 Tools
- Web Performance Optimization
- Web Tools
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CSS - Style sheet language that specifies how HTML elements are displayed on screen.
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React - JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
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Relay - Framework for building data-driven React apps.
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React Hooks - Lets you use state and other React features without writing a class.
- Web Components
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Polymer - JavaScript library to develop Web Components.
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Angular - App framework.
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Backbone - App framework.
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HTML5 - Markup language used for websites & web apps.
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SVG - XML-based vector image format.
- Canvas
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KnockoutJS - JavaScript library.
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Dojo Toolkit - JavaScript toolkit.
- Inspiration
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Ember - App framework.
- Android UI
- iOS UI
- Meteor
- BEM
- Flexbox
- Web Typography
- Web Accessibility
- Material Design
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D3 - Library for producing dynamic, interactive data visualizations.
- Emails
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jQuery - Easy to use JavaScript library for DOM manipulation.
- Web Audio
- Offline-First
- Static Website Services
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Cycle.js - Functional and reactive JavaScript framework.
- Text Editing
- Motion UI Design
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Vue.js - App framework.
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Marionette.js - App framework.
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Aurelia - App framework.
- Charting
- Ionic Framework 2
- Chrome DevTools
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PostCSS - CSS tool.
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Draft.js - Rich text editor framework for React.
- Service Workers
- Progressive Web Apps
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choo - App framework.
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Redux - State container for JavaScript apps.
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Browserify - Module bundler.
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Sass - CSS preprocessor.
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Ant Design - Enterprise-class UI design language.
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Less - CSS preprocessor.
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WebGL - JavaScript API for rendering 3D graphics.
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Preact - App framework.
- Progressive Enhancement
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Next.js - Framework for server-rendered React apps.
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lit - Library for building web components with a declarative template system.
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JAMstack - Modern web development architecture based on client-side JavaScript, reusable APIs, and prebuilt markup.
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WordPress-Gatsby - Web development technology stack with WordPress as a back end and Gatsby as a front end.
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Mobile Web Development - Creating a great mobile web experience.
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Storybook - Development environment for UI components.
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Blazor - .NET web framework using C#/Razor and HTML that runs in the browser with WebAssembly.
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PageSpeed Metrics - Metrics to help understand page speed and user experience.
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Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.
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Seed - Rust framework for creating web apps running in WebAssembly.
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Web Performance Budget - Techniques to ensure certain performance metrics for a website.
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Web Animation - Animations in the browser with JavaScript, CSS, SVG, etc.
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Yew - Rust framework inspired by Elm and React for creating multi-threaded frontend web apps with WebAssembly.
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Material-UI - Material Design React components for faster and easier web development.
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Building Blocks for Web Apps - Standalone features to be integrated into web apps.
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Svelte - App framework.
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Design systems - Collection of reusable components, guided by rules that ensure consistency and speed.
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Inertia.js - Make single-page apps without building an API.
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MDBootstrap - Templates, layouts, components, and widgets to rapidly build websites.
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Master CSS - A virtual CSS language with enhanced syntax.
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Hydrogen - Edge-first framework for building Shopify storefronts with React.
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Tiny JS - Frontend libraries that fit into 2 kB with dependencies.
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Frontend GIS - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for web browsers.
Back-End Development
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Flask - Python framework.
- Docker
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Vagrant - Automation virtual machine environment.
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Pyramid - Python framework.
- Play1 Framework
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CakePHP - PHP framework.
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Symfony - PHP framework.
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Laravel - PHP framework.
- Education
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TALL Stack - Full-stack development solution featuring libraries built by the Laravel community.
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Rails - Web app framework for Ruby.
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Phalcon - PHP framework.
- Useful
.htaccess
Snippets
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nginx - Web server.
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Dropwizard - Java framework.
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Kubernetes - Open-source platform that automates Linux container operations.
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Lumen - PHP micro-framework.
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Serverless Framework - Serverless computing and serverless architectures.
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Apache Wicket - Java web app framework.
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Vert.x - Toolkit for building reactive apps on the JVM.
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Terraform - Tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure.
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Vapor - Server-side development in Swift.
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Dash - Python web app framework.
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FastAPI - Python web app framework.
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CDK - Open-source software development framework for defining cloud infrastructure in code.
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IAM - User accounts, authentication and authorization.
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Slim - PHP framework.
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Fiber - Web framework built on top of Fasthttp, the fastest HTTP engine for Go.
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Kustomize - Kubernetes native declarative configuration management tool.
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OpenTofu - Open-source infrastructure as code tool.
Computer Science
Big Data
Theory
Books
Editors
Gaming
Development Environment
Entertainment
Databases
- Database
- MySQL
- SQLAlchemy
- InfluxDB
- Neo4j
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MongoDB - NoSQL database.
- RethinkDB
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TinkerPop - Graph computing framework.
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PostgreSQL - Object-relational database.
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CouchDB - Document-oriented NoSQL database.
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HBase - Distributed, scalable, big data store.
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NoSQL Guides - Help on using non-relational, distributed, open-source, and horizontally scalable databases.
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Database Tools - Everything that makes working with databases easier.
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TypeDB - Logical database to organize large and complex networks of data as one body of knowledge.
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Cassandra - Open-source, distributed, wide column store, NoSQL database management system.
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TDengine - An open-source time-series database with high-performance, scalability, and SQL support.
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Supabase - An open-source alternative to Firebase.
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PocketBase - An open-source, Go-based backend in one file.
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Neon - An open-source alternative to AWS Aurora.
Learn
Security
Content Management Systems
- Umbraco
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Refinery CMS - Ruby on Rails CMS.
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Wagtail - Django CMS focused on flexibility and user experience.
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Textpattern - Lightweight PHP-based CMS.
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Drupal - Extensible PHP-based CMS.
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Craft CMS - Content-first CMS.
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Sitecore - .NET digital marketing platform that combines CMS with tools for managing multiple websites.
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Silverstripe CMS - PHP MVC framework that serves as a classic or headless CMS.
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Directus - A real-time API and app dashboard for managing SQL database content.
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Plone - Open source Python CMS.
Hardware
Business
Work
Networking
Decentralized Systems
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Bitcoin - Bitcoin services and tools for software developers.
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Ripple - Open source distributed settlement network.
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Non-Financial Blockchain - Non-financial blockchain applications.
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Mastodon - Open source decentralized microblogging network.
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Ethereum - Distributed computing platform for smart contract development.
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Blockchain AI - Blockchain projects for artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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EOSIO - A decentralized operating system supporting industrial-scale apps.
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Corda - Open source blockchain platform designed for business.
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Waves - Open source blockchain platform and development toolset for Web 3.0 apps and decentralized solutions.
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Substrate - Framework for writing scalable, upgradeable blockchains in Rust.
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Golem - Open source peer-to-peer marketplace for computing resources.
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Stacks - A smart contract platform secured by Bitcoin.
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Algorand - An open-source, proof of stake blockchain and smart contract computing platform.
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ZeroNet - A decentralized web-like network of peer-to-peer users.
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Cosmos SDK - Modular framework for building app-specific blockchains in Go.
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Tor - A free overlay network for enabling anonymous communication.
Health and Social Science
Events
Testing
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Testing - Software testing.
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Visual Regression Testing - Ensures changes did not break the functionality or style.
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Selenium - Open-source browser automation framework and ecosystem.
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Appium - Test automation tool for apps.
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TAP - Test Anything Protocol.
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JMeter - Load testing and performance measurement tool.
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k6 - Open-source, developer-centric performance monitoring and load testing solution.
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Playwright - Node.js library to automate Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.
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Quality Assurance Roadmap - How to start & build a career in software testing.
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Gatling - Open-source load and performance testing framework based on Scala, Akka, and Netty.
Miscellaneous
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Scientific Writing - Distraction-free scientific writing with Markdown, reStructuredText and Jupyter notebooks.
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JSON - Text based data interchange format.
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CSV - A text file format that stores tabular data and uses a comma to separate values.
- Discounts for Student Developers
- Radio
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Awesome - Recursion illustrated.
- Analytics
- REST
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
- Services Engineering
- Free for Developers
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Answers - Stack Overflow, Quora, etc.
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Sketch - Design app for macOS.
- Boilerplate Projects
- Readme
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GitHub Wiki - Comprehensive documentation on GitHub beyond README.
- Design and Development Guides
- Software Engineering Blogs
- Self Hosted
- FOSS Production Apps
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Gulp - Task runner.
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AMA - Ask Me Anything.
- Open Source Photography
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OpenGL - Cross-platform API for rendering 2D and 3D graphics.
- GraphQL
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Urban & Regional Planning - Concerning the built environment and communities.
- Transit
- Research Tools
- Data Visualization
- Microservices
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Unicode - Unicode standards, quirks, packages and resources.
- Beginner-Friendly Projects
- Katas
- Tools for Activism
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Citizen Science - For community-based and non-institutional scientists.
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MQTT - “Internet of Things” connectivity protocol.
- For Girls
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Vorpal - Node.js CLI framework.
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Vulkan - Low-overhead, cross-platform 3D graphics and compute API.
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LaTeX - Typesetting language.
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Economics - An economist’s starter kit.
- Funny Markov Chains
- Bioinformatics
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Cheminformatics - Informatics techniques applied to problems in chemistry.
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Colorful - Choose your next color scheme.
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Steam - Digital distribution platform.
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Bots - Building bots.
- Site Reliability Engineering
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DTrace - Dynamic tracing framework.
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Userscripts - Enhance your browsing experience.
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Pokémon - Pokémon and Pokémon GO.
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ChatOps - Managing technical and business operations through a chat.
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Falsehood - Falsehoods programmers believe in.
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Domain-Driven Design - Software development approach for complex needs by connecting the implementation to an evolving model.
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Quantified Self - Self-tracking through technology.
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SaltStack - Python-based config management system.
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Web Design - For digital designers.
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Creative Coding - Programming something expressive instead of something functional.
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No-Login Web Apps - Web apps that work without login.
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Free Software - Free as in freedom.
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Framer - Prototyping interactive UI designs.
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Markdown - Markup language.
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Dev Fun - Funny developer projects.
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Magento 2 - Open Source eCommerce built with PHP.
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TikZ - Graph drawing packages for TeX/LaTeX/ConTeXt.
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Ad-Free - Ad-free alternatives.
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Prometheus - Open-source monitoring system.
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Homematic - Smart home devices.
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Ledger - Double-entry accounting on the command-line.
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Web Monetization - A free open web standard service that allows you to send money directly in your browser.
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Uncopyright - Public domain works.
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Crypto Currency Tools & Algorithms - Digital currency where encryption is used to regulate the generation of units and verify transfers.
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Open Source Supporters - Companies that offer their tools and services for free to open source projects.
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Design Principles - Create better and more consistent designs and experiences.
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Theravada - Teachings from the Theravada Buddhist tradition.
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inspectIT - Open source Java app performance management tool.
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Open Source Maintainers - The experience of being an open source maintainer.
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Calculators - Calculators for every platform.
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Captcha - A type of challenge–response test used in computing to determine whether or not the user is human.
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Jupyter - Create and share documents that contain code, equations, visualizations and narrative text.
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FIRST Robotics Competition - International high school robotics championship.
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Speakers - Conference and meetup speakers in the programming and design community.
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Board Games - Table-top gaming fun for all.
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Software Patreons - Fund individual programmers or the development of open source projects.
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Parasite - Parasites and host-pathogen interactions.
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Food - Food-related projects on GitHub.
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Bitcoin Payment Processors - Start accepting Bitcoin.
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Scientific Computing - Solving complex scientific problems using computers.
- Amazon Sellers
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Agriculture - Open source technology for farming and gardening.
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Product Design - Design a product from the initial concept to production.
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Prisma - Turn your database into a GraphQL API.
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Software Architecture - The discipline of designing and building software.
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Connectivity Data and Reports - Better understand who has access to telecommunication and internet infrastructure and on what terms.
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Stacks - Tech stacks for building different apps and features.
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Cytodata - Image-based profiling of biological phenotypes for computational biologists.
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IRC - Open source messaging protocol.
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Advertising - Advertising and programmatic media for websites.
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Earth - Find ways to resolve the climate crisis.
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Naming - Naming things in computer science done right.
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Web Archiving - An effort to preserve the Web for future generations.
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WP-CLI - Command-line interface for WordPress.
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Credit Modeling - Methods for classifying credit applicants into risk classes.
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Ansible - A Python-based, open source IT configuration management and automation platform.
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Biological Visualizations - Interactive visualization of biological data on the web.
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QR Code - A type of matrix barcode that can be used to store and share a small amount of information.
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Veganism - Making the plant-based lifestyle easy and accessible.
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Translations - The transfer of the meaning of a text from one language to another.
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Scriptable - An iOS app for automations in JavaScript.
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WebXR - Enables immersive virtual reality and augmented reality content on the web.
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Computational Geometry - Computational approaches for problems in geometry.
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OpenStreetMap - An open data mapping project utilized by many apps and devices.
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Computational Biology - Computational approaches applied to problems in biology.
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Read the Docs - Example documentation projects to inspire and help bootstrap new documentation projects.
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Quarto - Scientific and technical open-source publishing system built on Pandoc.
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Biological Image Analysis - Interpreting biological phenomena using images.
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ChatGPT - Artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI.
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Whisper - Open-source AI-powered speech recognition system developed by OpenAI.
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Stock Trading - Purchase and sale of equities of publicly traded companies with the aim of generating profits.
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Steam Deck - A handheld gaming computer developed by Valve.
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Astrophotography - Photography of astronomical objects, celestial events, or areas of the night sky.
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HPC - High Performance Computing.
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Geocaching - Outdoor treasure-hunting activity that uses GPS-enabled devices.