Resources

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Learning

Name	Description
Becoming a self-taught coder for free	Comprehensive guide on how to teach yourself programming for free
Developer Roadmaps	Community-created roadmaps, articles, resources, and journeys to help you choose your path and grow in your career.
Embedded Engineering RoadMap	This roadmap is designed to help beginners aspiring to build a career as an Embedded Engineer/Developer, as well as assist current practitioners in expanding their skills.
Open-Source RoadMap	Tools and resources to help you get started with open source.
What is Embedded Systems & RoadMap	This course is an hour-long presentation that dives into the details of 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁. The presentation is fast-paced and focused on how one can become an Embedded Systems Software Engineer.

Programming Languages

Assembly

Name	Description
The Netwide Assembler (NASM)	Tutorial to learn NASM Assembly Language
Learn NASM	This manual documents NASM, the Netwide Assembler: an assembler targeting the Intel x86 series of processors, with a portable source.
ARM Assembly	This resource provides exercises and lessons to introduce ARM assembly, covering key concepts and practical applications for both bare metal programming and interfacing with Linux systems.
Azeria ARM Assembly	This ARM assembly basics tutorial series serves as a primer for ARM exploit development, covering topics like data types, registers, instruction sets, memory operations, branching, and functions, focusing on ARM 32-bit architecture and examples compiled on ARMv6.
Assembly Language Programming with ARM	Learn assembly language programming with ARMv7 in this beginner's course.
Inline ASM	Introduction on how to use inline assembly language in C code.
ARM Assembly instruction Sets	A completely description of the ARM ASM instruction set.

C

Name	Description
C by example	This guide offers a user-friendly exploration of C and C++, highlighting their features and key differences in a progressive format, serving as an introduction or refresher without substituting for an in-depth study.
C Programming A Modern Approach	A comprehensive and accessible guide that blends theory with practical examples to teach foundational concepts and advanced techniques in the C programming language.
Memory Allocation	An introduction to the basics of memory allocation.
Modern C	The C programming language, widely used in modern devices, is often misunderstood despite its ubiquity. This book aims to improve knowledge of C by organizing content into levels based on familiarity, focusing on unique C concepts and practices.

C++

Name	Description
Learn C++	An easy to follow guide to starting off in C++
Core Guidelines	Recommended guidelines for modern C++
CPP Reference	Helpful reference material for the C++ and its standard library
Modern C++	The purpose of this book is to offer a quick start for modern C++. Of course, advanced readers can also use this book to review and examine themselves on modern C++.

Golang

Name	Description
Go By Example	Explore Go, a language for fast, reliable software, through official documentation and Go by Example's hands-on programs.

Python

Name	Description
Python	Python official website
Getting started	Offical Python getting started guide
Learn Python	An easy-to-follow guide to starting off in Python
Virtual environment	Virtual environment
Python Tutorial	Free open source site towards learning Python

Rust

Name	Description
Interactive Book to kearn Rust	Interactive book to learn about the Rust programming language.
Rust Cookbook	Cookbook for Rust programmers, new and experienced, to learn about the Rust crate ecosystem.

Javascript

Name	Description
Learn Javascript Online	Free open-source site for learning modern Javascript through lessons and practical methods

Elixir

Name	Description
Elixir	Elixir official website
Elixir School	Good starting point to learn and master Elixir
Unofficial Style guide	Unofficial Elixir style guide
Code Smells in Elixir	Understanding code smells in elixir functional language.

Libraries and Frameworks

Name	Description
Phoenix	Full-Stack Web framework
Absinthe	GraphQL library

Computer Science

Data Structure

Name	Description
Think Data Structure using Java	Learn Data Structure concepts such as Array, LinkeList, HasMap, etc using Java.
Open Data Structure (available in Java, C++, and Pseudocode)	Open Data Structures covers the implementation and analysis of data structures for sequences (lists), queues, priority queues, unordered dictionaries, ordered dictionaries, and graphs.

Algorithms

Name	Description
Algorithms using Pseudocode	The textbook is based on lecture notes created for algorithms classes at the University of Illinois, stemming from a major revision in 2016 to adapt to changes in the undergraduate theory curriculum, particularly emphasizing fundamental content for the new required junior-level theory course.
Algorithms for Competitive Programming	Algorithms for competitive programming, covering topics like data structures, sorting, searching, dynamic programming, and graph algorithms.
Algorithms for Modern Hardware	“Algorithms for Modern Hardware” by Sergey Slotin is a high-performance computing book for performance engineers, algorithm researchers, and advanced computer science students.

Programming Patterns and Design

Name	Description
Game Programming Patterns	Using Games as a reference point, this ebook covers tons of useful programming patterns
Gang of Four (GoF) Design patterns	Detailed description and examples of multiple design patterns
Clean Code	Principales, patterns and practices of writing clean code
Clean Architecture	Building clean software architecture
Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach	Learn software architecture principles
Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Tradeoff Analysis for Distributed Architectures	Learn in-depth analysis of software architectures
Model-View-Controller	Explanation of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture
The Non-Designer's Design Book	This book is written for all the people who need to design pages, but have no
background or formal training in design.
Software Design Pattern	DesignPatternsMastery offers a comprehensive collection of books on software design patterns for developers and architects.
Pattern of Software	The essays in this book originated as columns for the Journal of Object-Oriented Programming, modeled after Samuel Johnson’s The Rambler.

Development

Interpreters

Name	Description
Crafting Interpreters	A deep dive into writing tree walking and bytecode interpreters
Make a Lisp (MAL)	A step-by-step tutorial into making a list processing interpreter

Compilers

Name	Description
Basic of Compiler Design	An introduction to compiler design by Torben Ægidius Mogensen.

Development Tools

Name	Description
Git	Distributed version control system
Github for Beginner	Github for Getting Started Guide
Git Tutorials	Free open source site for learning Git basics and advanced patterns
Modern CMake	Modern CMake is a clean, powerful, and elegant solution to many build system problems, allowing developers to focus on coding rather than dealing with unmaintainable build files.

Embedded Development

Name	Description
Embedded Systems Security	EmbeddedSecurity.io provide a beginners resource on embedded systems security
Putting the “You” in CPU	Curious exactly what happens when you run a program on your computer? Read this article to learn how multiprocessing works, what system calls really are, how computers manage memory with hardware interrupts, and how Linux loads executables.
Practical Guide to Bare Metal C++	This document introduces several concepts that can be used in bare-metal development as well as shows how they can be implemented using features of the latest (at the time of writing) C++11 standard.
Bare-metal C programming on ARM	This ebook is aimed at people who have an interest in low-level programming, and in seeing how to build a system from the ground up. Topics covered include system startup, driver development, and low-level memory management.
Intro to ARM Cortex-M	An introduction to ARM Cortex-M controllers, covering their key characteristics, advantages, and applications. Followed by a comprehensive overview of the programmers' model.
RTEMS	Document presents RTEMS features, installation, and example application building.

Web development

Name	Description
How to GraphQL	Free open source tutorial to learn GraphQL
REST API Best practices	Best practices for REST API design
The Copenhagen Book	The Copenhagen Book is a free, open-source guide for implementing authentication in web applications.

Software Development

Name	Description
How to build good software	A guide to building good software
Professional Software Development	Almost everything you’ll need to know to “hit the ground running.”
What every CS major should know	A guide to the basics of computer science
About Warning & Undo	Never use a warning when you mean undo, a guide to error handling
Free Software, Free Society	A collection of writings essays by Richard Stallman. It introduces the subject of the history and development of the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation, explains the author's philosophical position on the Free Software movement, and deals with the topics of software ethics, copyright, and patent laws, as well as business practices in application to computer software.
Element of Programming	This book applies the deductive method to programming, presenting mathematical theories, algorithms, and theorems. It emphasizes the importance of precise code for computers and is intended for those seeking a deeper understanding of programming.

Other Resources

Operating Systems

Name	Description
RTOS	How-to articles about using real-time operating systems in embedded systems.
ZephyrOS	The Zephyr OS is based on a small-footprint kernel designed for use on resource-constrained and embedded systems: from simple embedded environmental sensors and LED wearables to sophisticated embedded controllers, smart watches, and IoT wireless applications.
FreeRTOS	A free-use Real Time Operating system widely used and supports many platforms.
FreeRTOS on STM32	Getting started with FreeRTOS in STM32 with Code Examples.
Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces	The book is centered around three conceptual pieces that are fundamental to operating systems: virtualization, concurrency, and persistence.

Databases

Name	Description
SQL Bolt	Free open source site towards learning SQL
PostgreSQL	The World's Most Advanced Open Source Relational Database.
ITTIA Embedded SQL	The ITTIA DB SQL™ documentation provides how-to guidance and reference information for embedded systems to stream, manage, and analyze data, with an emphasis on time series. This documentation is for software developers who seek to embed a silent database inside applications.

DevOps

Name	Description
EDX Learn DevOps	A site where there's a curated list of high-level courses towards DevOps that you can enroll to

ML / DL / AI

Name	Description
Learn Deeplearning	Free open source blog style tutorial on Deeplearning
Deep Learning for Coders with Fastai and PyTorch	A free book (supplement for the below course) designed for people with some coding experience, who want to learn how to apply deep learning and machine learning to practical problems.
Practical Deep Learning	A free course designed for people with some coding experience, who want to learn how to apply deep learning and machine learning to practical problems.
Learn Machine Learning	A free 10-hour machine learning course for beginners on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel.

Engineering

Name	Description
Shape Up	Shape Up will help you break free of “best practices” that aren’t really working, think deeper about the right problems, and start shipping meaningful projects your team can celebrate.
Build your Virtual Machine	Tutorial on writing a virtual machine to run assembly language programs for a deeper understanding of computers and programming languages.
Probability for Computer Science	Chris Piech wrote this book for Stanford’s CS109 course, Probability for Computer Scientists, originally designed by Mehran Sahami.