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A curated list of guides, online courses, articles, and resources for coders, engineers, and nerds that are completely unrelated to coding.
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- Resources designed specifically for developers.
- Articles or books written from an engineer's perspective.
- Websites that explain concepts using first-principles thinking, visualization, or interactivity that piques a nerd's interest.
- BUT completely unrelated to coding.
| Name | Short Description | Format | Published Date | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 💳 | CS 007: Personal Finance for Engineers | CS 007 is an introduction to the fundamentals and analysis specifically needed by engineers to make informed and intelligent financial decisions. | Course | October 11, 2025 | @adamnash |
| 🏦 | The Hacker's Guide to Investors | “In this essay I'm going to list some of the more surprising things I've learned about investors.” | Article | April 29, 2007 | Paul Graham |
| Name | Short Description | Format | Published Date | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 👨🍳 | Cooking For Engineers | Have an analytical mind? Like to cook? This is the site to read! | Website | June 2004 | Michael Chu |
| 👨🍳 | How To Cook | 程序员在家做饭方法指南。Programmer's guide about how to cook at home (Simplified Chinese only) | Website | Feb 29, 2020 | Anduin Xue |
| Name | Short Description | Format | Published Date | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🪑 | Woodworking for engineers | An engineer's approach to Woodworking | Website | - | Matthias Wandel |
| Name | Short Description | Format | Published Date | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🎶 | Chromatone | Visual Music Language to learn, explore and communicate with | Website | - | @chromatone |
| 🔊 | Sound | “In this article I’ll explain what sound is, how it’s created and propagated.” | Article | October 18, 2022 | Bartosz Ciechanowski |
| 🎹 | Music theory for nerds | “Here is what I gathered, from the perspective of someone whose only music class was learning to play four notes on a recorder in second grade.” | Article | Sep 15, 2016 | Eevee |
| 🎹 | Music theory that isn't boring | How Music Works. Interactive Music Theory Lessons | Website/Course | - | Lightnote |
| Name | Short Description | Format | Published Date | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥕 | The Hacker's Diet | A serious book about how to lose weight and permanently maintain whatever weight you desire. | Book | - | John Walker |
| 💪 | A Developers Guide to Getting Fit | “This article is about intermittent fasting” | Article | Feb 10, 2019 | Eric Bishard |