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I'm trying to amass a list of programming books that are freely available on the Internet. The books can be about a particular programming language or about computers in general.

"esigned properly and could result in safety issues." With that in mind, the House that Jobs Built is instituting the USB Power Adapter Takeback Program, which will let folks pick up first-party iPad, iPhone and iPod plugs for $10 (instead of the usual $19) if they return any of their current adapters. Don't plan to stock up on the power-giving cubes though, as the deal is limited to one adapter for each device you own."

Huh. The family insists that the accident happened with a genuine Apple charger. Funny how people are going all crazy about third-party devices. As far as I'm concerned, the whole thing is stupid anyway. Her phone was *plugged into the wall*, and this in a part of the world where the electrical supply is at 220 VAC, and she grabbed it while *getting out of the bath*. Does nobody see how this could go south? :-P

Since I publish a screencast series, I'm curious what other programming screencasts people watch. So I asked around. Here's the list, based on feedback as well as my own bookmarks. Railscasts - Ruby on Rails Destroy all Software - Ruby, Python, Unix, software design. Code School - Ruby, Rails, iOS, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, etc.

Posts generated by a Markov chain trained on the King James Bible, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, and Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby.

"SUBSCRIBE HELP FAQ FOLLOW THE ATLANTIC MASTHEAD STORE MERCHANDISE JOBS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PRIVACY POLICY "

Computer programming instructor asked some of his students to develop a software program to determine if a rape victim would kill herself. Uhhhh.... Wut. If statement? (Terrible..)

Study on what makes a person "get" programming on a fundamental level. It suggests there are two types of people in the world: those who can program and those who can't. Additional papers by the same author: http://www.eis.mdx.ac.uk/research/PhDArea/saeed/

Learn programming with a multiplayer live coding strategy game. You're a wizard, and your spells are JavaScript. Free HTML5 game!

Full paper: http://groups.csail.mit.edu/commit/papers/2015/mendis-pldi15-helium.pdf