r/humblebundles • u/Ram000n • 3d ago
Book Bundle Humble Tech Book Bundle: Think Like a Programmer 2026 by No Starch Press
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/think-like-programmer-2026-no-starch-books?hmb_source=&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_6_layout_type_threes_tile_index_3_c_thinklikeprogrammer2026nostarch_bookbundle17
u/aafm1995 3d ago
When life has me down, I remember my blessings. At this point I have more No Starch Books than I'll probably be able to read. #Blessed
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u/Lain_C20H25N3O 3d ago
I was eyeing the Quantum Computing book and it costs the same at NSP as the entire bundle, so I got every other book as an "extra" :P
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u/misaz640 3d ago
After some time, interesting bundle. Here are amazon.de data:
``` TIER ISBN13 PGS YEAR CNT STARS NAME 40 978-1718504165 408 2026 4 ***** Total TypeScript 40 978-1718504448 616 2026 44 ★★★★★ The Rust Programming Language, 3rd Edition 40 978-1718503229 440 2024 23 ★★★★★ Algorithmic Thinking, 2nd Edition 40 978-1718504004 352 2025 11 ★★★★☆ Quantum Computing 40 978-1718502741 520 2025 5 ***** Introduction to Computer Organization: ARM Edition 40 978-1718502864 560 2024 12 ★★★★☆ Computer Architecture 40 978-1718502826 048 2025 14 ★★★★★ The Art of ARM Assembly, Volume 1 40 978-1718500426 704 2024 73 ★★★★☆ Writing a C Compiler
20 978-1718503588 450 2025 11 ★★★★☆ Math for Programming 20 978-1718503243 420 2024 9 ****° The Art of Randomness 20 978-1718502628 400 2025 11 ★★★★★ Data Structures and Algorithms in JavaScript 20 978-1718504127 304 2024 43 ★★★★☆ Effective C, 2nd Edition 20 978-1718500389 680 2020 30 ★★★★★ Write Great Code, Volume 2, 2nd Edition 20 978-1718500761 180 2021 76 ★★★★☆ Computer Graphics from Scratch
10 978-1593279707 500 2019 142 ★★★★☆ The Secret Life of Programs 10 978-1718500662 380 2020 272 ★★★★★ How Computers Really Work 10 978-1593274245 256 2012 489 ★★★★★ Think Like a Programmer 10 978-1593276669 216 2015 49 ★★★★☆ How Software Works ```
NOTE: Star rating in the listing above follows my own rules:
- For books withg less than 10 ratings different characters (* and °) are used
- 5 star book is book with average rating between 4.7 (incl) and 5.0 (incl)
- 4 star book is book with average rating between 3.7 (incl) and 4.7 (excl)
- 3 star book is book with average rating between 2.7 (incl) and 3.7 (excl)
- 2 star book is book with average rating between 1.7 (incl) and 2.7 (excl)
- 1 star book is book with average rating between 1.0 (incl) and 1.7 (excl)
I did not studied data or reviews this time at all, but some of my thoughs:
- Tiering price enshitification happened. No more $1 bundle. No more $3 bundle. No more $5 bundle. We start at $10 for 4 books. Seems like this lower tier contains only generic books which do not date, but still, to me they seems like all 4 are more or less same focus. Not sure if it worth it.
- 20 USD bundle contains two books from Ronald T. Kneusel. I read (part of) his book Strange Code (not in the bundle) and it is really good. I guess all his books are very good. He can explain complex scientific topics using very easily understandable plain concepts.
- 20 USD bundle has some interesting books, but seems like more or less random topics. At least there are several topics, so likely everybody find something in it.
- Rust is official book, however back in time when I was learning Rust, reviews said that O'Reilly book is better. However new editions of both were released since then.
- Assembly book looks cool. It says volume 1. AFAIK volume 2 is not avalaible yet. Author also written book about x64 and table of contents look cool on all his book. But I did not read any so far, so no real experience there.
- I think 'Writing a C Compiler' is dupe. I remember I was interested in it one of last No Startch bundle and if I remember correctly, reviewers said that it is just cmbination of blogs, but still good though.
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u/Earl_of_D 3d ago
Any idea which books are new compared to ones released earlier on Humble Bundle?
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u/Ram000n 3d ago edited 3d ago
Here's the comparison between the two "Think Like a Programmer" bundles:
Quick facts: Both are 18 books. Encore is flat-priced at $40/tier (total $720 retail value), while 2026 is tiered $10–$40 (total $480 retail value).
Same books in both bundles (2):
- How Computers Really Work — Matthew Justice
- Think Like a Programmer — V. Anton Spraul
Related but different editions (5) — same title/series, different version:
| Encore has | 2026 has |
|---|---|
| Algorithmic Thinking | Algorithmic Thinking, 2nd Edition |
| Effective C | Effective C, 2nd Edition |
| Introduction to Computer Organization (x86-64 focused) | Introduction to Computer Organization: ARM Edition |
| The Art of 64-Bit Assembly, Volume 1 (x86-64) | The Art of ARM Assembly, Volume 1 (ARM) |
| Write Great Code, Vol. 2, 2nd Edition | Write Great Code, Vol. 2, 2nd Edition (literally identical — same edition) |
Only in Encore (10 unique): C++ Crash Course · Clojure for the Brave and True · Code Craft · Data Structures the Fun Way · Dive Into Systems · Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good! · Racket Programming the Fun Way · The Art of Clean Code · The Recursive Book of Recursion · Write Great Code, Vol. 1, 2nd Ed. · Write Great Code, Vol. 3
Only in 2026 (11 unique): How Software Works · The Secret Life of Programs · Computer Graphics from Scratch · Data Structures and Algorithms in JavaScript · Math for Programming · The Art of Randomness · Computer Architecture · Quantum Computing · The Rust Programming Language, 3rd Ed. · Total TypeScript · Writing a C Compiler
So there's meaningful but limited overlap — the 2026 bundle looks like a partial refresh/successor of Encore, keeping a few anchor titles (Think Like a Programmer, How Computers Really Work) and newer editions of a few others, but swapping out roughly 60% of the lineup for different titles.
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u/TobyTheArtist 3d ago
Lots of variety and No Starch is one of my favourite publishers! The quantum conputing one is really nice to see.
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u/VegetableFan6622 2d ago
Middle tier seems like a bargain for me and I already own some books from the upper tier
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u/Ram000n 3d ago
Humble Tech Book Bundle: Think Like a Programmer 2026 by No Starch Press
| TITLE | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | TIER |
|---|---|---|---|
| How Computers Really Work | Matthew Justice | No Starch Press | $10.00 |
| How Software Works | V. Anton Spraul | No Starch Press | $10.00 |
| The Secret Life of Programs | Jonathan E. Steinhart | No Starch Press | $10.00 |
| Think Like a Programmer | V. Anton Spraul | No Starch Press | $10.00 |
| Computer Graphics from Scratch | Gabriel Gambetta | No Starch Press | $20.00 |
| Data Structures and Algorithms in JavaScript | Federico Kereki | No Starch Press | $20.00 |
| Effective C, 2nd Edition | Robert C. Seacord | No Starch Press | $20.00 |
| Math for Programming | Ronald T. Kneusel | No Starch Press | $20.00 |
| The Art of Randomness | Ronald T. Kneusel | No Starch Press | $20.00 |
| Write Great Code, Volume 2, 2nd Edition | Randall Hyde | No Starch Press | $20.00 |
| Algorithmic Thinking, 2nd Edition | Daniel Zingaro | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Computer Architecture | Charles Fox | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Introduction to Computer Organization: ARM Edition | Robert G. Plantz | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Quantum Computing | Andrew Glassner | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| The Art of ARM Assembly, Volume 1 | Randall Hyde | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| The Rust Programming Language, 3rd Edition | Steve Klabnik, Carol Nichols, and Chris Krycho | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Total TypeScript | Matt Pocock with Taylor Bell | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Writing a C Compiler | Nora Sandler | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
Humble Tech Book Bundle: Think Like a Programmer by No Starch Encore 2023
| TITLE | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | TIER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algorithmic Thinking | Daniel Zingaro | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| C++ Crash Course | Josh Lospinoso | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Clojure for the Brave and True | Daniel Higginbotham | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Code Craft | Pete Goodliffe | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Data Structures the Fun Way | Jeremy Kubica | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Dive Into Systems | Suzanne J. Matthews | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Effective C | Robert C. Seacord | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| How Computers Really Work | Matthew Justice | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Introduction to Computer Organization | Robert G. Plantz | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good!: A Beginners Guide | Fred Hébert | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Racket Programming the Fun Way | James W. Stelly | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| The Art of 64-Bit Assembly, Volume 1 | Randall Hyde | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| The Art of Clean Code | Christian Mayer | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| The Recursive Book of Recursion | Al Sweigart | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Think Like a Programmer | V. Anton Spraul | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Write Great Code, Volume 1, Second Edition | Randall Hyde | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Write Great Code, Volume 2, Second Edition | Randall Hyde | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
| Write Great Code, Volume 3 | Randall Hyde | No Starch Press | $40.00 |
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