EbookFoundation/free-programming-books
EbookFoundation/free-programming-books
A massive collection of free programming eBooks from around the world, helping you save money and time by finding learning resources in one place.
:books: Freely available programming books
AI Summary
What This Project Does
It acts like a library catalog, collecting links to free eBooks on various programming languages and technologies.
What Problems It Solves
Solves the difficulty of finding books and their high cost; no need to search for pirated sites, just click links to learn.
Who It's For
Suitable for self-taught programmers, CS students, career switchers to IT, and anyone wanting to learn tech on a budget.
Typical Use Cases
1. Want to learn Python but can't afford books, find free tutorials here.
2. Cramming for interviews on specific tech stacks.
3. Finding intro materials for kids or friends.
Key Strengths & Highlights
Community-maintained for quick updates, covers all languages, supports multiple languages, has online search, more precise than Google.
Getting Started Requirements
Zero barrier, open webpage or search GitHub to view, no software install, no account needed.
Purpose
Suitable for those who want to systematically learn programming without buying books, or when needing to quickly find specific tech books. Not suitable for finding the most up-to-date real-time docs or paid exclusive tutorials.
Category
Tech Stack
Project Info
- Primary Language
- Python
- Default Branch
- main
- License
- CC-BY-4.0
- Created
- Oct 11, 2013
- Last Commit
- 3 days ago
- Last Push
- 3 days ago
- Indexed
- Apr 18, 2026