Programming

This beginner-friendly creative coding tutorial is designed to grow your skills in a fun, hands-on way as you build simulations of real-world phenomena.

Revised to reflect the latest in C++ code and practices, its fast pace is designed to get intermediate programmers fluent in the language—with help from 500 code samples and nearly 100 exercises.

Learn how to use R for everything from workload automation and creating online reports, to interpreting data, map making, and more.

Get in the game and learn essential computer algorithms by solving competitive programming problems—no math required.

Use randomness to solve problems in fun, hands-on experiments—from simulating evolution to encrypting messages.

A hands-on, beginner-friendly approach to developing complete web applications from the ground up.

Put the fun back in programming with 3D simulations, speech-recognition systems, IoT devices, and more.

Use Julia as a research tool and solve real-world problems in this practical, hands-on intro to the language.

Go from beginner to pro in PHP programming, through hundreds of in-depth examples and hands-on exercises.

Teaches all the basics of recursion through coding projects, running programs, and using algorithms.

Learn to expertly apply a range of machine learning methods to real data with this practical guide.

A thorough introduction that will have you writing your own JS software and web applications in no time.

A hands-on, example-filled guide to the theory and practice of writing a C compiler: a computer program that translates code written by programmers into code the computer can read.

A hands-on tutorial that goes deep into OOP, showing you how to combine data and code into reusable units.

The “hows” and “whys” of How Linux Works: for anyone who wants to understand the inner workings of the best operating system.

Explore the stealthier side of programming with Black Hat Python, 2nd Edition – fully updated for Python 3, with all new strategies for your hacking projects!

Al Sweigart's Big Book of Small Python Projects shows you how to easily build over 80 fun programs with minimal code and maximum creativity.

Learn to Code by Solving Problems is a beginner's book that uses coding-competition challenges to teach you how to write programs in Python.

If you want to learn coding, try Racket Programming the Fun Way! Build skills while you solve math puzzles, create art, and play games.

Network Programming with Go teaches you how to write clean, secure network software with the programming language designed to make it seem easy.

Learn Python Visually takes a visual approach to teaching total beginners key programming concepts and coding techniques used in creative technology

Boost your computing prowess with How Computers Really Work, which deftly deconstructs hardware, software, and everything in between.

Dive Into Algorithms is a wide-ranging introduction to algorithms using the Python Programming Language.

Computer Graphics from Scratch demystifies the algorithms used in modern graphics software and guides beginners through building photorealistic 3D renders.

Real World Python's fun, practice-based approach to writing programs launches you on exciting missions as you grow your skills.

Machine Learning for Kids pairs with a free online tool and the Scratch coding platform to teach you how to train machine-learning models and build your own AI projects.

Deep Learning: A Visual Approach is your ticket to the future of artificial intelligence.

Effective C: An Introduction to Professional C Programming is an in-depth look at the C programming language.

Write Great Code, Volume 1, 2nd Edition fills the knowledge gaps prevalent among working programmers who lack formal training.

Write Great Code, Volume 2, 2nd Edition covers high-level programming languages (such as Swift and Java) as well as code generation on 64-bit CPUsARM, the Java Virtual Machine, and the Microsoft Common Runtime

For teachers and parents,Coding in the Classroom explains the benefits of computer science education and provides strategies to get kids coding!

Build a website with your pencil! The Coding Workbook empowers you to teach students the basics of web development without a computer.

Learn to code video games at any age or skill level with Scratch 3 Programming Playground! Freshly updated for Scratch 3.0.

Write concise, eloquent Python like a professional with Python One-Liners.

Natural Language Processing with Python and spaCy is an introduction to the task of converting human language into data that a computer can process.

Mining Social Media explains how to obtain, process, and analyze data from the social web in meaningful ways with the Python programming language.

The second edition of the best-selling Python book, Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, 2nd Edition (100,000+ copies sold in print alone) uses Python 3 to teach even the technically uninclined how to write programs that do in minutes what would take hours to do by hand.

The Secret Life of Programs is a primer on the underlying technologies that allow computer programs to work.

In Super Scratch Programming Adventure! (Scratch 3), kids learn programming fundamentals as they make their very own playable video games. Now updated to cover Scratch 3!

Go from beginner programmer to Python programmer with Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python!

Learn to Program with App Inventor will teach you how to build mobile apps for Android devices with MIT App Inventor, a visual drag-and-drop programming language like Scratch.

Programming with OpenSCAD teaches beginners both how to code and how to use freely available OpenSCAD software to design and print 3D models.

Autotools, 2nd Edition is the long awaited update to the practitioner's guide to GNU Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool.

Write Great Code, Volume 3 shows you how to create readable and maintainable code that will impress your fellow programmers.

Your Linux Toolbox is a collection of all the awesome Linux zines you love, now as a fancy box set!

The Official Scratch Coding Cards (Scratch 3.0) is a deck of 76 activity cards that teaches kids to code with Scratch, a popular visual programming language.

Eloquent JavaScript, 3rd Edition is a complete revision that dives into JavaScript to show you how to write elegant, effective JavaScript code.

Make Your Own Scratch Games! is a playful, kid-friendly introduction game development using the Scratch programming language.

Make Your Own PuzzleScript Games! is a playful, kid-friendly introduction to game development using PuzzleScript, a free online tool for creating puzzle games and platform games.

Python Flash Cards help new Python coders drill and reinforce the concepts, syntax, and terminology they'll need to become successful professional programmers.

C++ Crash Course is a fast-paced, thorough introduction to modern C++ written for experienced programmers.

Serious Python is a collection of practical, real-world advice for tackling common Python developer-level problems.

Black Hat Go will help you test your systems, build and automate tools to fit your needs, and improve your offensive security skillset.

Math Adventures with Python teaches you how to use Python to transform learning math topics like algebra, geometry, and calculus!

Understanding ECMAScript 6 covers the new object types, syntax, and other exciting features in the latest version of JavaScript.

The CS Detective is a fantasy whodunit for the digital age that introduces the concepts behind search algorithms and important data structures.

Learn to Program with Small Basic is a playful introduction to the kid-friendly programming language created by Microsoft.

Learn to Program with Minecraft will teach you the basics of Python programming while having fun with Minecraft!

Game Hacking shows programmers how to dissect computer games and create bots.

The SparkFun Guide to Processing is a hands-on introduction to Processing for non-coders.

The GNU Make Book is a practical, thorough guide to GNU Make basics, solutions, and advanced uses.

Doing Math with Python teaches you how to use Python as a tool to explore mathematics.

Clojure for the Brave and True is an epic introduction to functional programming with Clojure.

Data Visualization with JavaScript shows developers how to create impressive data visualizations for the web, including animated charts

Build an HTML5 Game teaches web developers to create a game with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript.

Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, 2nd Edition is a collection of fun tools for sysadmins, web developers, and every Linux user.

The Book of CSS3, 2nd Edition distills the murky language of the CSS3 specification into plain English.

Ruby Wizardry is a modern-day fairy tale that teaches programming skills kids can use.

The Book of F# teaches you to unlock the many strengths of F# to create smarter, leaner code.

Do more with less. The Principles of Object-Oriented JavaScript helps you use this powerful language to its full potential.

Cut through those programming conventions and blaze your own trail with The Book of Ruby. From methods to metaprogramming, gain the skills you need to master the world's most fun programming language with this hands-on introduction.

It's all in the name: Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! is a hilarious, illustrated guide to this complex functional language. Expand your programming horizons, tackle old problems in a new way, and laugh till it hurts as you learn about monads, monoids, modules, and more!

Thoroughly updated and revised, The Art of Assembly Language, 2nd Edition leverages your knowledge of high level programming languages to teach you to write powerful, portable, and efficient assembly code.

View a sample chapter, Chapter 6: Functionalism with Blocks and Procs

Download Ruby by Example's source code files here: .zip  .bz2

Download the Ruby by Example Rails Application here: .zip  .bz2

"Some books you read because you have to, some you simply have to read. Pete's book is in the second category – it's useful and fun and it'll make you a better programmer."
—Jez Higgins, ACCU Chairman

"Code Craft is a goldmine of information that every professional software developer should be aware of."
—Tim Penhey, editor of C Vu Journal

View a sample chapter, Chapter 6: To Err is Human

The Linux Programming Interface is a comprehensive reference to the Linux API for experienced system programmers, as well as an introductory guide to these low-level interfaces for system programming newbies.

Master the elegance of functional programming with Land of Lisp, an illustrated guide to the world's most powerful language. Learn by doing as you write games like Dice of Doom, The Wizard's Adventure, and the updated classic, Grand Theft Wumpus!

The first Python book written for security analysts, Gray Hat Python explains the intricacies of using Python to assist in security analysis tasks. You'll learn how to design your own debuggers, create powerful fuzzers, utilize open source libraries to automate tedious tasks, interface with security tools, and more.

• Download Chapter 1: "General Purpose Utilities"