The dev resource directory
you actually need.
Tools, libraries, APIs, and free courses — handpicked by developers, for developers.
🤖AI & LLM Tools(28)
ChatGPT
AI assistant powered by GPT — coding help, writing, analysis, and more.
OpenAI
AI research lab behind GPT-4, DALL·E, and ChatGPT.
Kaggle
ML competitions, datasets, notebooks, and a vibrant data science community.
GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer that suggests code completions in your editor.
Google Colab
Free Jupyter notebooks in the cloud with GPU and TPU access for ML projects.
PyTorch
Open-source deep learning framework — the de facto standard for ML research.
TensorFlow
End-to-end open-source ML platform by Google for training and deploying models.
DeepLearning.AI
Andrew Ng's platform — courses, specializations, and short courses on AI.
Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant — thoughtful, nuanced, and safety-focused.
scikit-learn
Classical machine learning in Python — regression, clustering, SVMs, and more.
Perplexity AI
AI-powered answer engine combining LLMs with real-time web search.
OpenAI API
Access GPT-4, DALL·E, Whisper, and embeddings via API.
Midjourney
State-of-the-art AI image generation — stunning artistic outputs from text.
Gemini
Google's most capable AI model — multimodal reasoning across text, code, and images.
Papers With Code
ML papers paired with code, datasets, and state-of-the-art benchmarks.
Hugging Face
The platform for machine learning — models, datasets, and spaces.
Keras
High-level deep learning API running on top of TensorFlow — beginner friendly.
Anthropic
AI safety company behind Claude — research and enterprise AI products.
Cursor
The AI-first code editor — write, edit, and understand code faster.
fast.ai
Practical deep learning courses and library that make ML accessible to all.
LangChain
Framework for developing applications powered by language models.
Stability AI
Open models for image, video, audio, and 3D generation (Stable Diffusion).
Ollama
Run large language models locally — Llama, Mistral, Gemma, and more.
XGBoost
Optimized gradient boosting library — winner of countless Kaggle competitions.
Replicate
Run open-source ML models in the cloud with a single API call.
Runway
Generative AI tools for video, image, and creative workflows.
PyTorch Lightning
Lightweight PyTorch wrapper for high-performance AI research and production.
JAX
High-performance numerical computing and ML research from Google — autograd + XLA.
🎓Online Courses & Platforms(15)
freeCodeCamp
Learn to code for free. Full-stack curriculum with certifications.
ML Specialization (Andrew Ng)
The legendary Coursera ML specialization — foundational for any ML learner.
Coursera
World-class courses from top universities — CS, AI, data science, and more.
Deep Learning Specialization
Andrew Ng's 5-course deep learning specialization on Coursera.
Udemy
Online learning platform with 200K+ courses on every topic.
Codecademy
Interactive coding courses — learn Python, JavaScript, SQL, and more.
Generative AI for Beginners
21-lesson Microsoft course to start building with generative AI applications.
edX
Free online courses from Harvard, MIT, and the world's best universities.
ML for Beginners (Microsoft)
12-week, 26-lesson curriculum on classical machine learning by Microsoft.
Frontend Masters
In-depth courses on JavaScript, React, TypeScript, and web performance.
AI for Beginners (Microsoft)
12-week curriculum exploring artificial intelligence — by Microsoft.
Educative
Text-based interactive courses for software engineers.
Pluralsight
Technology skills platform for developers, IT admins, and creative pros.
Scrimba
Interactive coding screencasts — pause and edit the code directly.
Egghead.io
Concise, expert-led screencasts for web developers.
🌐YouTube Channels & Videos(14)
Andrej Karpathy
Build LLMs from scratch with one of the world's leading AI educators.
Fireship
Fast-paced tech explainers, 100-second concept breakdowns, and code tutorials.
3Blue1Brown
Beautiful visual explanations of math behind neural networks and ML.
freeCodeCamp YouTube
Full-length programming courses completely free.
Traversy Media
Web development tutorials — React, Node, CSS, Python, and project builds.
CS50 YouTube
Harvard CS50 lectures, shorts, and supplementary content.
The Net Ninja
Web development tutorials — React, Vue, Node, Firebase, and more.
Two Minute Papers
Latest AI research papers explained in short, accessible videos.
Web Dev Simplified
Simplified web development concepts and tutorials.
ThePrimeagen
Software engineering, Vim, algorithms, and developer culture.
Theo - t3.gg
Web development opinions, TypeScript, tRPC, and the T3 stack.
Tech With Tim
Python, machine learning, and game development tutorials.
Yannic Kilcher
In-depth ML paper reviews, news, and AI research deep dives.
developedbyed
Creative web development tutorials with modern design focus.
🛠Dev Tools(10)
GitHub
Where the world builds software. Essential for version control and collaboration.
Stack Overflow
The largest developer community for asking and answering programming questions.
VS Code
Free, open-source code editor with extensions for every language.
npm
The world's largest software registry with millions of packages.
TypeScript
Typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript.
Git
Free and open-source distributed version control system.
JetBrains IDEs
Professional IDEs — IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm, and more.
Prettier
Opinionated code formatter supporting many languages.
ESLint
Pluggable linting utility for JavaScript and TypeScript.
Regex101
Online regex tester and debugger for PHP, Python, Go, JS, and more.
📦Frontend Dev(10)
React
The library for web and native user interfaces. Build component-based UIs.
Next.js
The React framework for production — hybrid static & server rendering, TypeScript support.
Tailwind CSS
Utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom designs.
Vite
Next-generation frontend tooling. Instant server start and lightning-fast HMR.
Vue.js
Progressive JavaScript framework for building user interfaces.
Angular
Platform for building mobile and desktop web applications by Google.
Svelte
Cybernetically enhanced web apps — compile-time framework with no virtual DOM.
Astro
The web framework for content-driven websites. Ship less JavaScript.
Remix
Full-stack web framework focused on web standards and modern UX.
SolidJS
Simple and performant reactivity for building user interfaces.
🧩DSA & Competitive Programming(10)
LeetCode
Practice coding problems. The go-to platform for interview preparation.
NeetCode
Curated DSA roadmap and video explanations for coding interview prep.
GeeksforGeeks
Computer science portal with DSA tutorials, practice problems, and articles.
Codeforces
Competitive programming platform with regular contests and editorials.
HackerRank
Practice coding, prepare for interviews, and get hired.
CodeChef
Competitive programming platform with monthly contests.
VisuAlgo
Visualize data structures and algorithms through animations.
AlgoMonster
Structured approach to learning algorithms for coding interviews.
AtCoder
Japanese competitive programming platform with high-quality problems.
Project Euler
Mathematical and computational problems requiring creative problem-solving.
⚙️Backend Dev(10)
Node.js
JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine for server-side development.
Express.js
Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.
FastAPI
Modern, fast Python web framework for building APIs with type hints.
Django
High-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development.
Spring Boot
Java-based framework for creating production-grade applications.
Laravel
PHP framework for web artisans with expressive, elegant syntax.
Go
Open-source programming language supported by Google — fast, reliable, efficient.
Ruby on Rails
Full-stack framework with conventions for rapid web development.
Rust
A language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
NestJS
Progressive Node.js framework for building efficient server-side apps.
🌐DevOps & Cloud(10)
AWS
Amazon Web Services — the most comprehensive cloud computing platform.
Docker
Build, share, and run containerized applications anywhere.
GitHub Actions
Automate your software workflows with CI/CD directly in GitHub.
Kubernetes
Open-source container orchestration for automating deployment and scaling.
Google Cloud
Suite of cloud computing services by Google for building and deploying apps.
Microsoft Azure
Cloud computing platform for building, testing, deploying applications.
NGINX
Advanced load balancer, web server, and reverse proxy.
Terraform
Infrastructure as Code tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure.
Grafana
Open-source observability platform for metrics, logs, and traces.
Prometheus
Open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit for cloud-native environments.
🌐Documentation & References(9)
MDN Web Docs
Comprehensive documentation for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web APIs.
W3Schools
Web development tutorials and references for HTML, CSS, JS, Python, and more.
DevDocs
Fast, offline, all-in-one API documentation browser.
JavaScript.info
The Modern JavaScript Tutorial — from basics to advanced topics.
Can I Use
Browser compatibility tables for modern web technologies.
Refactoring Guru
Design patterns and refactoring techniques explained with illustrations.
web.dev
Google's guidance for modern, high-quality web development.
Dive into Deep Learning
Free interactive deep learning book with code, math, and discussions.
Cheatsheets.zip
Quick reference cheat sheets for programming languages and tools.
🎨UI & Design(10)
Figma
Collaborative interface design tool used by every modern team.
shadcn/ui
Beautifully designed, accessible components built with Radix and Tailwind.
Material UI
React component library implementing Google's Material Design.
Google Fonts
Library of 1,500+ free and open-source font families.
Dribbble
Community for designers to share and discover creative work.
Radix UI
Unstyled, accessible UI component primitives for React.
Chakra UI
Simple, modular, and accessible React component library.
Excalidraw
Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams and wireframes.
Coolors
Super fast color palette generator for designers and developers.
Heroicons
Beautiful hand-crafted SVG icons by the makers of Tailwind CSS.
🔌APIs & Services(10)
Firebase
Google's app development platform — auth, database, hosting, and analytics.
Postman
API platform for building, testing, and documenting APIs.
Supabase
Open-source Firebase alternative with Postgres, Auth, Storage, and Edge Functions.
Stripe
Payment processing platform for internet businesses.
RapidAPI
World's largest API hub — discover, connect, and manage thousands of APIs.
GraphQL
Query language for APIs — get exactly the data you need.
Twilio
Cloud communications platform — SMS, voice, video, and authentication APIs.
Swagger
API development tools for designing, building, documenting, and consuming REST APIs.
Apollo GraphQL
Industry-standard GraphQL implementation with caching, state management, and more.
Insomnia
Collaborative API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSockets.
🚀Hosting & Deployment(10)
Vercel
Deploy web projects with the best frontend cloud. Zero config deployments.
Netlify
Build, deploy, and scale modern web projects with global CDN.
Heroku
Cloud platform that lets you build, deliver, and scale apps.
Railway
Infrastructure platform for deploying apps, databases, and services instantly.
Cloudflare Pages
JAMstack platform for deploying full-stack applications globally.
Render
Unified cloud to build and run all your apps — web services, databases, cron jobs.
Fly.io
Deploy app servers close to your users with global edge hosting.
Cloudflare Workers
Serverless execution environment on the edge — deploy instantly worldwide.
Deno Deploy
Serverless platform for JavaScript and TypeScript at the edge.
Surge
Simple, single-command static web publishing for front-end developers.
🌐Full Stack Roadmap(7)
roadmap.sh
Community-driven roadmaps, guides, and resources for developers.
AI & Data Scientist Roadmap
Step-by-step roadmap to becoming an AI engineer or data scientist in 2025.
The Odin Project
Free full-stack curriculum — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby, and React.
AI Engineer Roadmap
Modern AI engineer roadmap — LLMs, RAG, agents, prompt engineering, and more.
Full Stack Open
University of Helsinki's free course on React, Node, GraphQL, and TypeScript.
MLOps Roadmap
Roadmap covering deployment, monitoring, and scaling of ML systems in production.
App Academy Open
Free full-stack software engineering curriculum.
🌐Community & Forums(8)
Hacker News
Tech news and discussion community by Y Combinator.
DEV Community
Constructive and inclusive social network for software developers.
r/programming
Subreddit for programming news, articles, and discussions.
r/webdev
Web development community on Reddit — questions, resources, and discussions.
Discord Communities
Find developer communities and tech servers on Discord.
Product Hunt
Discover and share new tech products, apps, and tools.
Hashnode
Blogging platform and developer community — write and grow your audience.
Lobsters
Computing-focused community with high-quality technical discussions.
🌐Computer Science Fundamentals(7)
CS50
Harvard's legendary intro to computer science — free on edX.
Khan Academy CS
Free computing courses — algorithms, cryptography, and information theory.
Stanford CS231n
Convolutional Neural Networks for Visual Recognition — Stanford's flagship CV course.
MIT 6.006
MIT's Introduction to Algorithms course — free lectures and problem sets.
Missing Semester
MIT course on practical tools: shell, Git, Vim, debugging, and profiling.
Stanford CS224N (NLP)
Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning — Stanford's classic NLP course.
Teach Yourself CS
Curated guide to self-studying computer science with the best resources.
🌐Job Boards(8)
LinkedIn Jobs
The world's largest professional network for job searching.
Indeed
Job search engine aggregating listings from thousands of sources.
Glassdoor
Company reviews, salaries, and job listings from employees.
Wellfound
Startup jobs and talent platform — formerly AngelList Talent.
Remote OK
Remote jobs in programming, design, marketing, and more.
We Work Remotely
Largest remote work community with curated remote job listings.
Triplebyte
Technical hiring platform that matches engineers with top companies.
Hired
Job marketplace connecting tech talent with innovative companies.
🌐Productivity(8)
Notion
All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis, and project management.
Obsidian
Knowledge base and note-taking app with linked thinking.
Trello
Visual project management with boards, lists, and cards.
Linear
Issue tracking tool built for modern software teams.
Todoist
Task manager and to-do list app for organizing work and life.
Raycast
Blazingly fast productivity tool for macOS — extensions, snippets, and AI.
WakaTime
Automatic time tracking and metrics for programmers.
Fig
Terminal autocomplete and IDE-style editing for your command line.
📐System Design(5)
System Design Primer
Comprehensive guide to large-scale system design with real-world examples.
Grokking System Design
Popular course for mastering system design interviews.
ByteByteGo
System design concepts explained with clear visual diagrams by Alex Xu.
High Scalability
Blog covering architectures of real-world high-traffic systems.
Microservices.io
Patterns and best practices for microservice architecture.
🌐Interview Prep(5)
Tech Interview Handbook
Curated coding interview preparation materials by ex-FAANG engineers.
Levels.fyi
Compare verified compensation data across tech companies.
Frontend Interview Handbook
Front-end interview questions and answers for web developers.
Pramp
Free peer-to-peer mock technical interviews with real engineers.
interviewing.io
Anonymous mock interviews with engineers from top companies.
📦Open Source(5)
GitHub Explore
Discover interesting projects and people on GitHub.
Good First Issue
Find beginner-friendly open-source issues to contribute to.
Up For Grabs
Curated list of projects with tasks for new contributors.
First Timers Only
Resources and projects welcoming first-time open-source contributors.
Open Source Initiative
Non-profit promoting and protecting open-source software and communities.