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No. 1Live

Why GNU grep is Fast

lists.freebsd.org · Learning & ideas

90.1durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Independent discovery19.9/20
14 submissions14 people9 active years
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No. 3Live

Standard Ebooks

standardebooks.org · Learning & ideas

89.2durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Repeat traction30.0/30
Sustained discussion10.0/10
9 submissions7 people7 active years
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No. 4Unchecked

Music for Programming

musicforprogramming.net · Software engineering

85.6durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery20.0/20
Sustained discussion10.0/10
16 submissions16 people8 active years
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No. 5Unchecked

Immersive Linear Algebra (2016)

immersivemath.com · Learning & ideas

84.2durability95% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Repeat traction26.1/30
6 submissions6 people6 active years
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No. 6Unchecked

Get started making music

learningmusic.ableton.com · Learning & ideas

84.0durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Independent discovery19.5/20
13 submissions13 people6 active years
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No. 7Unchecked

Open-Source Home Automation

home-assistant.io · Learning & ideas

77.9durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery20.0/20
Sustained discussion10.0/10
15 submissions15 people9 active years
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No. 12Unchecked

A Single Div

a.singlediv.com · Learning & ideas

75.7durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery19.5/20
Persistence17.0/20
13 submissions13 people7 active years
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No. 13Unchecked

Darling – Run Mac apps on Linux

darlinghq.org · Systems & infrastructure

73.4durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Independent discovery17.4/20
9 submissions9 people6 active years
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No. 14Unchecked

Pointer Pointer (2012)

pointerpointer.com · Learning & ideas

73.3durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery19.5/20
Persistence18.1/20
13 submissions13 people8 active years
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No. 15Unchecked

Don't Call Yourself a Programmer

kalzumeus.com · Software engineering

73.0durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery20.0/20
Sustained discussion10.0/10
22 submissions20 people10 active years
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No. 17Unchecked

Project Euler

projecteuler.net · Learning & ideas

71.3durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery20.0/20
Sustained discussion10.0/10
15 submissions15 people8 active years
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No. 19Unchecked

Gail.com FAQ

gail.com · Learning & ideas

69.6durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery19.5/20
Persistence16.1/20
13 submissions13 people6 active years
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No. 20Unchecked

Wat

destroyallsoftware.com · Learning & ideas

68.9durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery20.0/20
Persistence20.0/20
37 submissions37 people14 active years
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No. 21Unchecked

How Not to Die (2007)

paulgraham.com · Learning & ideas

68.6durability93% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Generational reach17.4/20
Persistence16.7/20
7 submissions7 people5 active years
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No. 22Unchecked

Life is Short

paulgraham.com · Learning & ideas

68.5durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Persistence16.3/20
7 submissions7 people6 active years
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No. 23Unchecked

DevDocs API Documentation

devdocs.io · Software engineering

68.5durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery20.0/20
Persistence18.9/20
16 submissions16 people10 active years
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No. 24Unchecked

H.264 is Magic

sidbala.com · Learning & ideas

68.5durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Persistence16.6/20
9 submissions8 people7 active years
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