18 books like Fluent Python

Think Like a Programmer
Think Like a Programmer V. Anton Spraul · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "The real challenge of programming isn't learning a language's syntax--it's learning to creatively solve problems so you can build something great. In this one-of-a-kind text, author V. Anton Spraul breaks down the ways that programmers solve problems and teaches you what other introductory books often ignore: how to Think Like a Programmer. Each chapter tackles a single programming concept, like… Shares Computer programming, Programming Languages, Computers
Domain-Specific Languages
Domain-Specific Languages Martin Fowler · 2010 · ★ 2.0 · 640p · ≈ 21h · Moderate When carefully selected and used, Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) may simplify complex code, promote effective communication with customers, improve productivity, and unclog development bottlenecks. In ***Domain-Specific Languages***, noted software development expert Martin Fowler first provides the information software professionals need to decide if and when to utilize DSLs. Then, where DSLs… Shares Programming Languages
Windows PowerShell 2 For Dummies
Windows PowerShell 2 For Dummies Steve Seguis · 2009 · ★ 3.7 Prepare for the future of Microsoft automation with this no-nonsense guideWindows PowerShell 2 is the scripting language that enables automation within the Windows operating system. Packed with powerful new features, this latest version is complex, and Windows PowerShell 2 For Dummies is the perfect guide to help system administrators get up to speed.Written by a Microsoft MVP with direct access… Shares Programming Languages
Python Pocket Reference
Python Pocket Reference Mark Lutz · 2005 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Light Shares Python with this book.
Programming
Programming Bjarne Stroustrup · 1986 · ★ 4.1 · 686p · ≈ 22h · Challenging The C++ Programming tome, written by the father of C++ himself, Bjarne Stroustrup. The premier book on the subject of C++ Programming. Shares Computer programming, Programming Languages
Python for Finance
Python for Finance Yves Hilpisch · 2014 · 606p · ≈ 20h · Moderate Shares Python, Programming Languages with this book.
Practical Python AI Projects
Practical Python AI Projects Serge Kruk · 2018 · 279p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Python with this book.
Code
Code Charles Petzold · 1999 · ★ 4.4 · 393p · ≈ 13h · Moderate What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other. And through CODE, we see how this ingenuity and our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the technological innovations of the past two centuries. Using everyday objects… Shares Computer programming, Computers
MongoDB and Python
MongoDB and Python Niall O'Higgins · 2011 · 138p · ≈ 4h · Light Shares Python with this book.
iOS 26 App Development Essentials - SwiftUI Edition
iOS 26 App Development Essentials - SwiftUI Edition Neil Smyth · 2025 Shares Computers with this book.
Effective Modern C++
Effective Modern C++ Scott Meyers · 2014 · ★ 4.4 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Coming to grips with C++11 and C++14 is more than a matter of familiarizing yourself with the features they introduce (e.g., auto type declarations, move semantics, lambda expressions, and concurrency support). The challenge is learning to use those features effectively—so that your software is correct, efficient, maintainable, and portable. That’s where this practical book comes in. It describes… Shares Programming Languages, Computers
Crafting Interpreters
Crafting Interpreters Robert Nystrom · 2021 · ★ 4.6 · 752p · ≈ 25h · Moderate Shares Computers with this book.
Cover of Machines That Think
Machines That Think Isaac Asimov · 1984 · ★ 3.4 · 627p · ≈ 20h · Challenging Moxon's Master - short story by Ambrose Bierce The Lost Machine - novelette by John Wyndham Rex - short story by Harl Vincent Robbie - short story by Isaac Asimov (variant of Strange Playfellow 1940) Farewell to the Master - novelette by Harry Bates Robot's Return - short story by Robert Moore Williams (variant of Robots Return) Though Dreamers Die - novelette by Lester del Rey Fulfillment… Shares Computers
Cover of I, Robot
I, Robot Isaac Asimov · 1950 · ★ 4.2 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate I, Robot is a fixup novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction between 1940 and 1950 and were then compiled into a book for stand-alone publication by Gnome Press in 1950, in an initial edition of 5,000 copies. The stories are woven together by a… Shares Computers
Programming Python
Programming Python Mark Lutz · 1996 · ★ 3.9 · 1596p · ≈ 53h · Challenging Accompanying CD-ROM has examples from the book, Python 2.0 interpreter and standard documentation manuals, Python-related software packages, and the full Python 2.0 source code for PC, Macintosh, and Unix platforms. Shares Python
Cover of Player Piano
Player Piano Kurt Vonnegut · 1952 · ★ 3.9 · 322p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. Paul's rebellion is vintage Vonnegut - wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. Shares Computers
Cover of Introduction to automata theory, languages, and computation
Introduction to automata theory, languages, and computation John E. Hopcroft · 1979 · ★ 4.1 · 524p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "This classic book on formal languages, automata theory, and computational complexity has been updated to present theoretical concepts in a concise and straightforward manner with increased coverage of practical applications. This third edition offers students a less formal writing style while providing the most accessible coverage of automata theory available, solid treatment on constructing… Shares Computers
Cover of Dangerous Reality
Dangerous Reality Malorie Blackman · 1998 · ★ 3.6 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Dominic is really proud of his Mum, she invented VIMS. She's also about to marry Jack which will give Dominic the best stepdad he could wish for. VIMS can do anything, disarm a landmine, hold a baby. But when VIMS attacks violently without warning, Dominic realizes it is no longer a fantastic game. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary. Shares Computers

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