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# Reading list
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Here you can find a list of relevant resources that you may find useful for
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learning new skills, or polishing the ones you already have.
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The topics cover a wide variety of topics, from basic Python coding to
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general developing guidelines.
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Feel free to create a pull request in Zulip's [GitHub repository](
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https://github.com/zulip/zulip/) with any interesting books, articles or
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videos you would like to see in this list.
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Some titles have been shortened for organizational purposes.
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## General programming/IT
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*Book* - [Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship][] *(Not free!)*
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[Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship]: https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882
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*Books* - [Free programming books list][]
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[Free programming books list]: https://github.com/vhf/free-programming-books
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*Blog* - [Free Code Camp blog][]
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[Free Code Camp blog]: https://medium.freecodecamp.com
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*Blog* - [Idle Words talks transcripts][]
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[Idle Words talks transcripts]: http://idlewords.com/talks
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*Tutorial* - [HTTP Can Do That?!, by Sumana Harihareswara (PyCon 2016)][]
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[HTTP Can Do That?!, by Sumana Harihareswara (PyCon 2016)]: https://youtu.be/HsLrXt2l-kg
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*Video* - [Minimum Viable Documentation, by Matthew Lyon (WriteTheDocs 2014)][]
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[Minimum Viable Documentation, by Matthew Lyon (WriteTheDocs 2014)]: https://youtu.be/bEZcodengwk
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*Video* - [NoOps, by Kelsey Hightower (DepOpsDays 2016)][]
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[NoOps, by Kelsey Hightower (DepOpsDays 2016)]: https://youtu.be/ajT90pC3ris
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*Video* - [The mind behind Linux (TED interview)][]
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[The mind behind Linux (TED interview)]: https://youtu.be/o8NPllzkFhE
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*Tutorial* - [Learn code the hard way][]
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[Learn code the hard way]: https://learncodethehardway.org
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*Tutorial* - [What happens when...][]
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[What happens when...]: https://github.com/alex/what-happens-when
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*Article* - [An Interview With Linus Torvalds][]
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[An Interview With Linus Torvalds]: https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/19/an-interview-with-millenium-technology-prize-finalist-linus-torvalds
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*Article* - [Effective Learning Strategies for Programmers][]
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[Effective Learning Strategies for Programmers]: http://akaptur.com/blog/2015/10/10/effective-learning-strategies-for-programmers/
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*Article* - [Readme Driven Development][]
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[Readme Driven Development]: http://tom.preston-werner.com/2010/08/23/readme-driven-development.html
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*Article* - [Systematic Debugging][]
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[Systematic Debugging]: http://akaptur.com/blog/2013/07/24/systematic-debugging
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*Paper* - [Floating-Point Arithmetic][]
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[Floating-Point Arithmetic]: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19957-01/806-3568/ncg_goldberg.html
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## Python
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*Video* - [Intro to Python for beginners, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon 2013)][]
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[Intro to Python for beginners, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon 2013)]: https://youtu.be/rkx5_MRAV3A
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*Video* - [Breaking the rules, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon Sweden)][]
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[Breaking the rules, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon Sweden)]: https://youtu.be/C0fnHhY9UOc
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*Video* - [Build & break a Python sandbox, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon 2014)][]
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[Build & break a Python sandbox, by Jessica McKellar (PyCon 2014)]: http://pyvideo.org/pycon-us-2014/building-and-breaking-a-python-sandbox.html
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*Video* - [Cache me if you can, by Guillaume Ardaud (PyCon 2014)][]
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[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
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*Video* - [Loop like a native, by Ned Batchelder (PyCon 2013)][]
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[Loop like a native, by Ned Batchelder (PyCon 2013)]: https://youtu.be/EnSu9hHGq5o
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*Video* - [Modern Dictionaries, by Raymond Hettinger (SF Python)][]
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[Modern Dictionaries, by Raymond Hettinger (SF Python)]: https://youtu.be/p33CVV29OG8
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*Video* - [Python Language, by Guido van Rossum (PyCon 2016)][]
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[Python Language, by Guido van Rossum (PyCon 2016)]: https://youtu.be/YgtL4S7Hrwo
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*Video* - [The Mighty Dictionary, by Brandon Rhodes (PyCon 2010)][]
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[The Mighty Dictionary, by Brandon Rhodes (PyCon 2010)]: http://pyvideo.org/pycon-us-2010/the-mighty-dictionary-55.html
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*Tutorial* - [Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python][]
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[Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python]: http://python.net/~goodger/projects/pycon/2007/idiomatic/handout.html
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*Article* - [Static types in Python, oh my(py)!][]
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[Static types in Python, oh my(py)!]: http://blog.zulip.org/2016/10/13/static-types-in-python-oh-mypy
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*Guide* - [The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python!][]
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[The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python!]: http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest
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## Java/Android
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*Course* - [Android Development for Beginners][]
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[Android Development for Beginners]: https://www.udacity.com/course/android-development-for-beginners--ud837
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## JavaScript/ECMAScript
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*Tutorial* - [clean-code-javascript Software engineering principles][]
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[clean-code-javascript Software engineering principles]: https://github.com/ryanmcdermott/clean-code-javascript
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*Slides* - [TypeScript vs. CoffeeScript vs. ES6][]
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[TypeScript vs. CoffeeScript vs. ES6]: http://www.slideshare.net/NeilGreen1/type-script-vs-coffeescript-vs-es6
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## Git/Version Control Systems (VCS)
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You may want to take a look first at our [Git and GitHub guide][].
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[Git and GitHub guide]: http://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/git-guide.html
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*Article* - [Git tips][]
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[Git tips]: http://blog.sidhant.me/post/155311539806/stuff-that-i-learnt-in-git-while-working-with
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## Computer Science/Algorithms
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*Blog* - [GeeksforGeeks][]
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[GeeksforGeeks]: http://www.geeksforgeeks.org
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*Book* [Introduction to Algorithms][] (*Not free!*)
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[Introduction to Algorithms]: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/introduction-algorithms
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*Blog* - [Setosa data visualization and visual explanations][]
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[Setosa data visualization and visual explanations]: http://setosa.io
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*Course* - [Algorithms, Part I][]
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[Algorithms, Part I]: https://www.coursera.org/learn/algorithms-part1
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*Course* - [Open Source Society University][]
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[Open Source Society University]: https://ossu.firebaseapp.com
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*Course* - [MIT CSAIL 6.828: Operative Systems Engineering][]
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[MIT CSAIL 6.828: Operative Systems Engineering]: https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2016
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## Community experience
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*Article* - [Advice on Starting And Running A New Open Source Project][]
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[Advice on Starting And Running A New Open Source Project]: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2016/08/04/1
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*Article* - [How to ask good questions][]
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[How to ask good questions]: https://jvns.ca/blog/good-questions
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*Article* - [Notes for New FLOSS Contributors][]
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[Notes for New FLOSS Contributors]: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2016/10/12/0
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*Article* - [To be mentored][]
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[To be mentored]: https://trueskawka.github.io/zulip/outreachy/blog/2017/01/02/to-be-mentored.html
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*Article* - [To mentor][]
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[To mentor]: https://trueskawka.github.io/zulip/outreachy/gci/blog/2017/01/03/to-mentor.html
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[List of good projects for new contributors][]
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[List of good projects for new contributors]: https://github.com/MunGell/awesome-for-beginners
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## Competitions/Camps
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[CodeForces][]
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[CodeForces]: http://codeforces.com
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[Free Code Camp][]
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[Free Code Camp]: https://www.freecodecamp.com
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## Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Platforms
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[Coursera][]
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[Coursera]: https://www.coursera.org
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[edX][]
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[edX]: https://www.edx.org
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[MIT OpenCourseWare][]
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[MIT OpenCourseWare]: http://ocw.mit.edu
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[Udacity][]
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[Udacity]: https://www.udacity.com
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