# zero-equals-false/awesome-programming-books

📚 A curated list of awesome programming books (Algorithms and data structures, Artificial intelligence, Software Architecture, Human–computer interaction, Operating Systems, Database Systems, IT Security, Concurrency, Interpreters and Compilers, High-Performance Computing, Distributed Systems, Game Development, Mathematical optimization)

Repository: https://github.com/zero-equals-false/awesome-programming-books
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zero-equals-false-awesome-programming-books
License Family: other
Topics: awesome, awesome-list, books, programming, learning-resources
Last push: 2023-10-24T12:03:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2702, "days_push": 1044, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2108, forks 172 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:14.053458+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of recommended programming and computer science books, organized by topics such as algorithms, AI, software architecture, operating systems, databases, compilers, and distributed systems. It is a reference catalog of book links with ISBNs, not a software tool.

## Use cases
- find the best books on algorithms and data structures
- recommend reading list for learning artificial intelligence
- books to learn compilers and interpreters
- what should I read to learn distributed systems
- curated computer science book list
- learning resources for software architecture
- books about operating systems and concurrency

## When to choose
- you want a curated, topic-organized list of classic CS and programming books
- you are building a self-study curriculum and need book recommendations
- you want quick links to well-known titles with ISBNs

## When to avoid
- you need interactive tutorials, courses, or video content rather than books
- you need a software tool or library rather than a reading list
- you need regularly updated or officially licensed content

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: tutorials, awesome-lists, programming-languages, education
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, books, curated-list, computer-science, self-learning, algorithms

## Member repositories
- zero-equals-false/awesome-programming-books (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:14.053458+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:53:53.925013+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zero-equals-false/awesome-programming-books (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:14.053458+00:00, sha 3529796c5b55)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.