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Data scientists, programmers, and software engineers are some of the highest earners in tech, but breaking into the industry doesn’t always require you to spend a fortune.
Through the end of the month, Humble Bundle is offering O’Reilly’s Head First Programming Series, a collection of 15 books on topics ranging from software architecture to agile methodologies. The Head First series promises an accessible, interactive approach to complex topics. Based on your needs, you can purchase a bundle of four items for a minimum of $1, nine items for $18, or all 15 for $25. See below for more details.
As usual, you can pay more, with any extra donated to charity. This bundle will benefit Code for America, and Humble Bundle says this book collection would typically cost you $896.
Bundle #1 With 4 Books
Learning a new language is not for the faint of heart, and the same is true for programming languages, so it’s good to start with the basics. For as little as $1, you can grab a four-item beginner bundle featuring a guide to HTML and CSS, a guide on Google's Go for high-performance networking and multiprocessing, and a book on the basics of design principles.
Bundle #2 With 9 Books
For $18, this bundle adds five more books on Kotlin, C, Git, Swift, and Java.
Bundle #4 With 15 Books
The most expensive bundle, priced at $25, includes everything in the previous two bundles but also adds a book on Software Architecture, Android Development, Agile, PMP, Statistics, and Python. Toggle between the three at the top of the page and pick the one that works best for you.
(Disclosure: Humble Bundle is owned by Ziff Davis, PCMag's parent company.)