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The Future Has Arrived — It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed Yet    — William Gibson (SF novelist)

1. Book / Online-course / Univ. / Reality

• Java

  • Basic
    • Think Java 2e (Allen B. Downey. 2020)
  • Intermediate: Java 25
    • Core Java 14e (Cay Horstmann. 2025)
      • Vol. I: Fundamentals
      • Vol. II: Advanced Features
    • Java Cookbook 5e (Ian F. Darwin. 2025)
    • Java Generics and Collections 2e (2025)

• DSA

  • Theory (Math)
    • Discrete Mathematics with Applications 5e (Susanna Epp. 2019)
    • Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications 8e (Kenneth Rosen. 2018)
    • Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science 2e (Donald Knuth. 1994)
    • Math for Programming (Ronald T. Kneusel. 2025)
    • [Graphics: 2D/3D] Math for Programmers (2021)
  • Basic
    • Data Structures and Algorithms in Java (Robert Lafore. 2002 - Java 2)
    • Think Data Structures: Algorithms and Information Retrieval (Allen B. Downey. 2017 - Java 8)
    • [Exercises] Data Structures and Algorithms in Java (Wiley. 2014 - Java 8)
    • [Concept] Data Structures the Fun Way (Jeremy Kubica. 2022)
  • Intermediate
    • Data Structures and Algorithms Made Easy: Data Structures and Algorithmic Puzzles (2016)
    • Algorithms 4e (Robert Sedgewick & Kevin Wayne. 2011)
    • Introduction to Algorithms 4e (CLRS. 2022)

• DB/SQL

  • Theory
    • Database System Concepts 7e (Abraham Silberschatz. 2019)
    • Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems 2e (2026)
    • Database Internals: A Deep Dive into How Distributed Data Systems Work (2019)
  • Practice (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
    • MySQL Crash Course: A Hands-on Introduction to Database Development (2023)
    • Practical SQL 2e (2022)
    • Just Use Postgres!: All the database you need (2025)

• Web/Network

  • Theory
    • [Bible] Computer Networking A Top-Down Approach 9e (Kurose & Ross. 2025)
    • Computer Networks 6e (Andrew S. Tanenbaum. 2020)
  • Frameworks: Spring
    • [Bible] Spring Start Here (2021)
    • [Vid] Spring and Spring Boot Fundamentals, 4E (2023)

• OS/Linux/C

  • C
    • Modern C 3e (2025)
    • Effective C (Robert C. Seacord. 2024)
  • Theory
    • Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces (v1.10) (2023)
    • Modern Operating Systems 5e (Andrew S. Tanenbaum. 2022)
    • Operating System Concepts 10e (Abraham Silberschatz. 2018)
    • Dive Into Systems (2022)
  • Linux: Command Line
    • [Bible] (TLCL) The Linux Command Line 3e (2026)
    • Efficient Linux at the Command Line (2022)
    • Effective Shell (2025)
  • Linux: System Programming
    • How Linux Works 3e (2021)
    • [Bible] The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook (2010)
    • System Programming in Linux (2025)
    • Linux System Programming 2e (2013)
  • vi/vim (text editor)
    • Practical Vim 2e (2015)
    • Modern Vim (2018)
    • Learning the vi and Vim Editors 8e (2021)
    • Mastering Vim 2e (2024)

• Python

  • Basic
    • Python Crash Course 3e (2023)
    • Think Python 3e (Allen B. Downey. 2024)
    • Learn to Code by Solving Problems (Daniel Zingaro. 2021)
  • Practice
    • Python Workout 2e (2025)
    • Automate the Boring Stuff 3e + Workbook (2025)
  • Vibe-coding (GitHub Copilot)
    • Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming 2e (Daniel Zingaro. 2024)
    • Coding with AI (2025)

• AI Math: Statistics & Linear Algebra

  • Essential Math for AI (2023)
  • Essential Math for Data Science (2022)
  • Practical Linear Algebra for Data Science (2022)
  • Think Stats 3e (Allen B. Downey. 2025)

• DL

  • [Bible] Deep Learning with Python 3e (Francois Chollet. 2025)
  • Fundamentals of Deep Learning 2e (2022)
  • Deep Learning Crash Course (2026)
  • Deep Learning with PyTorch (2026)
  • Deep Learning for Coders with fastai and PyTorch (2020)
  • Generative Deep Learning (2023)
  • Deep Learning for Biology (2025)
  • Deep Learning for Finance (2024)
  • Deep Learning for Vision Systems (2020)
  • Deep Learning (2021)
  • Math and Architectures of Deep Learning (2024)
  • Math for Deep Learning (Ronald T. Kneusel. 2021)
  • Practical Deep Learning 2e (Ronald T. Kneusel. 2025)

• LLM/Transformers