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free-programming-books vs skills
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● EbookFoundation/free-programming-books (399.2K)
● mattpocock/skills (307.7K)
☆ 399.2Kfree-programming-books stars
☆ 307.7Kskills stars
+91.5KDifference
free-programming-booksStar Leader (1.3x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
free-programming-books Leads
+91.5K stars (1.3x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
free-programming-books Leads
66.9K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
skills
Pushed 3d ago
Licensing
Different
free-programming-books: CC-BY-4.0 vs skills: MIT
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | EbookFoundation/free-programming-books ↗ | mattpocock/skills ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | :books: Freely available programming books | Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 399,150 | ☆ 307,655 |
| Forks | 66,924 | 25,895 |
| Open Issues | 89 | 194 |
| Main Language | Python | Shell |
| License | CC-BY-4.0 | MIT |
| Last Push | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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