zulip/docs/reading-list.md

# Reading list

Here you can find a list of relevant resources that you may find useful for
learning new skills, or polishing the ones you already have.

The topics cover a wide variety of topics, from basic Python coding to
general developing guidelines.

Feel free to create a pull request in Zulip's [GitHub repository](
https://github.com/zulip/zulip/) with any interesting books, articles or
videos you would like to see in this list.

Some titles have been shortened for organizational purposes.

## General programming/IT

*Book* - [Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship][] *(Not free!)*

[Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship]: https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882

*Books* - [Free programming books list][]

[Free programming books list]: https://github.com/vhf/free-programming-books

*Blog* - [Free Code Camp blog][]

[Free Code Camp blog]: https://medium.freecodecamp.com

*Blog* - [Idle Words talks transcripts][]

[Idle Words talks transcripts]: http://idlewords.com/talks

*Tutorial* - [HTTP Can Do That?!, by Sumana Harihareswara (PyCon 2016)][]

[HTTP Can Do That?!, by Sumana Harihareswara (PyCon 2016)]: https://youtu.be/HsLrXt2l-kg

*Video* - [Minimum Viable Documentation, by Matthew Lyon (WriteTheDocs 2014)][]

[Minimum Viable Documentation, by Matthew Lyon (WriteTheDocs 2014)]: https://youtu.be/bEZcodengwk

*Video* - [NoOps, by Kelsey Hightower (DepOpsDays 2016)][]

[NoOps, by Kelsey Hightower (DepOpsDays 2016)]: https://youtu.be/ajT90pC3ris

*Video* - [The mind behind Linux (TED interview)][]

[The mind behind Linux (TED interview)]: https://youtu.be/o8NPllzkFhE

*Tutorial* - [Learn code the hard way][]

[Learn code the hard way]: https://learncodethehardway.org

*Tutorial* - [What happens when...][]

[What happens when...]: https://github.com/alex/what-happens-when

*Article* - [An Interview With Linus Torvalds][]

[An Interview With Linus Torvalds]: https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/19/an-interview-with-millenium-technology-prize-finalist-linus-torvalds

*Article* - [Effective Learning Strategies for Programmers][]

[Effective Learning Strategies for Programmers]: http://akaptur.com/blog/2015/10/10/effective-learning-strategies-for-programmers/

*Article* - [Readme Driven Development][]

[Readme Driven Development]: http://tom.preston-werner.com/2010/08/23/readme-driven-development.html

*Article* - [Systematic Debugging][]

[Systematic Debugging]: http://akaptur.com/blog/2013/07/24/systematic-debugging

*Paper* - [Floating-Point Arithmetic][]

[Floating-Point Arithmetic]: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19957-01/806-3568/ncg_goldberg.html

## Python

*Video* - [Intro to Python for beginners, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon 2013)][]

[Intro to Python for beginners, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon 2013)]: https://youtu.be/rkx5_MRAV3A

*Video* - [Breaking the rules, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon Sweden)][]

[Breaking the rules, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon Sweden)]: https://youtu.be/C0fnHhY9UOc

*Video* - [Build & break a Python sandbox, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon 2014)][]

[Build & break a Python sandbox, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon 2014)]: http://pyvideo.org/pycon-us-2014/building-and-breaking-a-python-sandbox.html

*Video* - [Cache me if you can, by Guillaume Ardaud (PyCon 2014)][]

[Cache me if you can, by Guillaume Ardaud (PyCon 2014)]: http://pyvideo.org/pycon-us-2014/cache-me-if-you-can-memcached-caching-patterns.html

*Video* - [Loop like a native, by Ned Batchelder (PyCon 2013)][]

[Loop like a native, by Ned Batchelder (PyCon 2013)]: https://youtu.be/EnSu9hHGq5o

*Video* - [Modern Dictionaries, by Raymond Hettinger (SF Python)][]

[Modern Dictionaries, by Raymond Hettinger (SF Python)]: https://youtu.be/p33CVV29OG8

*Video* - [Python Language, by Guido van Rossum (PyCon 2016)][]

[Python Language, by Guido van Rossum (PyCon 2016)]: https://youtu.be/YgtL4S7Hrwo

*Video* - [The Mighty Dictionary, by Brandon Rhodes (PyCon 2010)][]

[The Mighty Dictionary, by Brandon Rhodes (PyCon 2010)]: http://pyvideo.org/pycon-us-2010/the-mighty-dictionary-55.html

*Tutorial* - [Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python][]

[Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python]: http://python.net/~goodger/projects/pycon/2007/idiomatic/handout.html

*Article* - [Static types in Python, oh my(py)!][]

[Static types in Python, oh my(py)!]: http://blog.zulip.org/2016/10/13/static-types-in-python-oh-mypy

*Guide* - [The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python!][]

[The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python!]: http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest

## Java/Android

*Course* - [Android Development for Beginners][]

[Android Development for Beginners]: https://www.udacity.com/course/android-development-for-beginners--ud837

## JavaScript/ECMAScript

*Tutorial* - [clean-code-javascript Software engineering principles][]

[clean-code-javascript Software engineering principles]: https://github.com/ryanmcdermott/clean-code-javascript

*Slides* - [TypeScript vs. CoffeeScript vs. ES6][]

[TypeScript vs. CoffeeScript vs. ES6]: http://www.slideshare.net/NeilGreen1/type-script-vs-coffeescript-vs-es6

## Git/Version Control Systems (VCS)

You may want to take a look first at our [Git and GitHub guide][].

[Git and GitHub guide]: http://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/git-guide.html

*Article* - [Git tips][]

[Git tips]: http://blog.sidhant.me/os/python/git/projects/2017/01/07/Zulip-and-git.html

## Computer Science/Algorithms

*Blog* - [GeeksforGeeks][]

[GeeksforGeeks]: http://www.geeksforgeeks.org

*Book* [Introduction to Algorithms][] (*Not free!*)

[Introduction to Algorithms]: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/introduction-algorithms

*Blog* - [Setosa data visualization and visual explanations][]

[Setosa data visualization and visual explanations]: http://setosa.io

*Course* - [Algorithms, Part I][]

[Algorithms, Part I]: https://www.coursera.org/learn/algorithms-part1

*Course* - [Open Source Society University][]

[Open Source Society University]: https://ossu.firebaseapp.com

*Course* - [MIT CSAIL 6.828: Operative Systems Engineering][]

[MIT CSAIL 6.828: Operative Systems Engineering]: https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2016

## Community experience

*Book* - [Producing Open Source Software][]

[Producing Open Source Software]: http://producingoss.com/en/

*Article* - [Advice on Starting And Running A New Open Source Project][]

[Advice on Starting And Running A New Open Source Project]: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2016/08/04/1

*Article* - [How to ask good questions][]

[How to ask good questions]: https://jvns.ca/blog/good-questions

*Article* - [Notes for New FLOSS Contributors][]

[Notes for New FLOSS Contributors]: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2016/10/12/0

*Article* - [To be mentored][]

[To be mentored]: https://trueskawka.github.io/zulip/outreachy/blog/2017/01/02/to-be-mentored.html

*Article* - [To mentor][]

[To mentor]: https://trueskawka.github.io/zulip/outreachy/gci/blog/2017/01/03/to-mentor.html

[List of good projects for new contributors][]

[List of good projects for new contributors]: https://github.com/MunGell/awesome-for-beginners

## Competitions/Camps

[CodeForces][]

[CodeForces]: http://codeforces.com

[Free Code Camp][]

[Free Code Camp]: https://www.freecodecamp.com

## Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Platforms

[Coursera][]

[Coursera]: https://www.coursera.org

[edX][]

[edX]: https://www.edx.org

[MIT OpenCourseWare][]

[MIT OpenCourseWare]: http://ocw.mit.edu

[Udacity][]

[Udacity]: https://www.udacity.com