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nilbuild/developer-roadmap

Interactive roadmaps, guides and other educational content to help developers grow in their careers.

Updated
2026-09-12
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-03-15
License
NOASSERTION
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1 open
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44,931
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7,820 commits
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donnemartin/system-design-primer

Learn how to design large-scale systems. Prep for the system design interview. Includes Anki flashcards.

Updated
2026-03-20
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-02-26
License
NOASSERTION
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613 open
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58,120
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343 commits
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bregman-arie/devops-exercises

Linux, Jenkins, AWS, SRE, Prometheus, Docker, Python, Ansible, Git, Kubernetes, Terraform, OpenStack, SQL, NoSQL, Azure, GCP, DNS, Elastic, Network, Virtualization. DevOps Interview Questions

Updated
2025-12-27
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1 list mention
First commit
2019-10-03
License
NOASSERTION
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56 open
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20,273
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796 commits
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thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

🗂 The essential checklist for modern web development, for humans and AI agents

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-14
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-10-16
License
Unknown
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7 open
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6,716
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749 commits
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danielmiessler/SecLists

SecLists is the security tester's companion. It's a collection of multiple types of lists used during security assessments, collected in one place. List types include usernames, passwords, URLs, sensitive data patterns, fuzzing payloads, web shells, and many more.

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PHP
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2026-08-26
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3 list mentions
First commit
2012-02-20
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MIT
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13 open
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25,102
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6,764 commits
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dani-garcia/vaultwarden

Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs

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2026-08-29
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5 list mentions
First commit
2018-02-10
License
AGPL-3.0
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81 open
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3,169
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3,071 commits
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tmux/tmux

tmux source code

AI dev
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C
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2026-08-28
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5 list mentions
First commit
2007-07-09
License
ISC
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33 open
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2,860
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12,057 commits
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alex/what-happens-when

An attempt to answer the age old interview question "What happens when you type google.com into your browser and press enter?"

Updated
2024-08-19
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1 list mention
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2013-11-07
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Unknown
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2,066 open
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5,742
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294 commits
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wg/wrk

Modern HTTP benchmarking tool

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C
Updated
2023-12-30
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2012-03-18
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
Disabled
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3,033
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80 commits
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httpie/cli

🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more.

Updated
2024-12-17
Lists
7 list mentions
First commit
2012-02-25
License
BSD-3-Clause
Issues
338 open
Forks
4,004
Commits
1,797 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
portainer/portainer

Making Docker and Kubernetes management easy.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-28
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4 list mentions
First commit
2013-06-09
License
Zlib
Issues
745 open
Forks
2,892
Commits
6,138 commits
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aquasecurity/trivy

Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more

Updated
2026-08-21
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2019-03-27
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
259 open
Forks
636
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4,190 commits
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firecracker-microvm/firecracker

Secure and fast microVMs for serverless computing.

Updated
2026-08-26
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2017-10-23
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
104 open
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2,583
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8,309 commits
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certbot/certbot

Certbot is EFF's tool to obtain certs from Let's Encrypt and (optionally) auto-enable HTTPS on your server. It can also act as a client for any other CA that uses the ACME protocol.

Updated
2026-08-28
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2012-05-17
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
188 open
Forks
3,509
Commits
11,430 commits
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GoogleChrome/lighthouse

Automated auditing, performance metrics, and best practices for the web.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-28
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2016-01-15
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
459 open
Forks
9,759
Commits
6,612 commits
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cfenollosa/os-tutorial

How to create an OS from scratch

Stack
C
Updated
2026-02-04
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2014-09-29
License
BSD-3-Clause
Issues
130 open
Forks
3,558
Commits
149 commits
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tj/commander.js

node.js command-line interfaces made easy

Stack
Updated
2026-08-24
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2011-08-14
License
MIT
Issues
8 open
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1,770
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1,517 commits
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yeasy/docker_practice

最新Docker容器技术,从真实案例中学习最佳实践!| Learn and understand Docker&Container technologies, with real DevOps practice!

Updated
2026-08-26
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2014-09-05
License
Unknown
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0 open
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5,786
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1,629 commits
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robertdavidgraham/masscan

TCP port scanner, spews SYN packets asynchronously, scanning entire Internet in under 5 minutes.

Stack
Updated
2026-04-23
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2013-07-28
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
414 open
Forks
3,237
Commits
892 commits
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No 7-day history
StreisandEffect/streisand

Streisand sets up a new server running your choice of WireGuard, OpenConnect, OpenSSH, OpenVPN, Shadowsocks, sslh, Stunnel, or a Tor bridge. It also generates custom instructions for all of these services. At the end of the run you are given an HTML file with instructions that can be shared with friends, family members, and fellow activists.

Archived
Updated
2021-05-04
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2014-03-23
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
237 open
Forks
1,949
Commits
1,424 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
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No 7-day history