This idea was started on the AudioGames.net forum in This topic. It is not an attempt to replace or supercede the Awesome lists.

Conventions

This list follows some very simple conventions:

• Resources that have an International Standards Book Number (ISBN) (or a set of them in those rare instances) following their title in parentheses are guaranteed to be paid. For those rare instances where a book is not paid, I shall indicate such. The ISBN is a 10-, 13- or 16-digit number, i.e.: 9780262140874344. The ISBN can be used to locate the exact book, since titles can be ambiguous.
• Resources that do not have an ISBN in parentheses are guaranteed to be free unless specified otherwise.

Getting started

If you need help acquiring a compiler or toolchain for a programming language, check out this page on RosettaCode, which lists various instructions for various languages. The task "assumes the language-newbie is a programmer in another language, the language-newbie is competent in installing software for the platform, and the language-newbie can use one simple text editor for the OS/platform (but that may not necessarily be a particular one if the installation needs a particular editor); refers to (and links to) already existing documentation as much as possible (but provides a summary on that page); demonstrates where to view the output; and, if particular IDE's or editors are required that are not standard, then points to/explains their installation."

For "Hello world!" type examples, see the following pages on that same wiki:

• Display the string Goodbye, World! on a GUI object (alert box, plain window, text area, etc.)
• Cause a line printer attached to the computer to print a line containing the message: Hello World!
• Display the string Goodbye, World! without a trailing newline
• Show how to print a message to standard error by printing Goodbye, World! on that stream
• Above task with esoteric languages
• Display the string Hello world! on a text console
• Serve our standard text Goodbye, World! to http://localhost:8080/ so that it can be viewed with a web browser

C, C++, and Assembly

• C Programming: Absolute Beginners Guide, 3rd Edition (9780789751980) (nonfree)
• C Primer Plus, 6th Edition (9780133432381) (nonfree)
• C Programming: A Modern Approach (Second Edition) (9780393979503) (nonfree)
• Head first C (nonfree)
• Awesome C - list of awesome resources for C programmers (some free, others not free)
• Awesome C++, a list for C++ programmers (some free, others not free)
• C in a Nutshell: The Definitive Reference (9781491904756) (nonfree)
• C++ Templates: the Complete Guide (9780134778747) (nonfree)
• Effective C++ Digital Collection: 140 Ways to Improve Your Programming (9780132979184) (nonfree)
• Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14 (9781491903995) (nonfree)
• Expert C++ Programming (9781788831390) (nonfree)
• Low-Level Programming: C, Assembly, and Program Execution on Intel(r) 64 Architecture (9781484224038) (nonfree)
• Mastering C++ Programming (9781786461629) (nonfree)
• Modern C++ Programming Cookbook (9781786465184) (nonfree)
• Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming: 32-Bit, 64-Bit, SSE, and AVX (9781484200650) (nonfree)
• Professional C++, 4th Edition (9781119421221) (nonfree)
• Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (9780133796742) (nonfree)
• The C++ Programming Language, 4th Edition (9780133522853) (nonfree)
• The CERT(R) C Secure Coding Standard (9780132702461) (nonfree) (read this one first,before the next edition of this book)
• The CERT(R) C Coding Standard, Second Edition: 98 Rules for Developing Safe, Reliable, and Secure Systems (9780133805291) (nonfree) (Read this one after reading the first edition; the first edition contains information that this one does not).
• The Modern C++ Challenge (9781788993869) (nonfree)
• Boost C++ Application Development Cookbook (9781849514880) (nonfree)
• Boost.Asio C++ Network Programming - Second Edition (9781785283079) (nonfree)
• Boost.Asio C++ Network Programming Cookbook (9781783986545) (nonfree)
• C++ Multithreading Cookbook (9781783289790) (nonfree)
• Getting Started with LLVM Core Libraries (9781782166924) (nonfree)
• Learning Boost C++ Libraries (9781783551217) (nonfree)
• Mastering C++ Multithreading (9781787121706) (nonfree)
• Learn C++ (free)
• Think c++ (free)
• SDL Game Development (9781849696821) (nonfree)
• Understanding and Using C Pointers: Core Techniques for Memory Management (9781449344184)

Rust

• The Rust book (free)
• The Rustlings Course (free)
• Rust by Example (free)
• Learning Rust (9781785884306) (nonfree)
• Mastering Rust (9781785885303) (nonfree)
• Rust Cookbook (9781785880254) (nonfree)
• Rust Essentials - Second Edition (9781788390019) (nonfree)
• Rust Programming By Example (9781788390637) (nonfree)
• Programming WebAssembly with Rust - Unified Development for Web, Mobile, and Embedded Applications (9781680506365) (nonfree)
• Awesome rust (all free, I think)

Ada

• Programming in Ada 2012 (9781107424814) (nonfree)

Python

• 20 python libraries you aren't using (but should) (9781786469250) (free)
• Expert Python Programming - Second Edition (9781785886850) (nonfree)
• Learning Python (9781449355739) (nonfree)
• Programming Python (9780596158101) (nonfree)
• Python Pocket Reference (9781449357016) (nonfree)
• Learning Python Network Programming (9781784396008) (nonfree)
• Django By Example (9781784391911) (nonfree)
• Django 3 By Example: Build powerful and reliable Python web applications from scratch, 3rd Edition (9781838981952)
• Flask By Example (9781785286933) (nonfree)
• Artificial Intelligence with Python (9781786464392) (nonfree)
• Deep Learning with TensorFlow - Second Edition (9781788831109) (nonfree)
• Natural Language Processing with TensorFlow (9781788478311) (nonfree)
• Python Machine Learning - Second Edition (9781787125933) (nonfree)
• Learning Python for Forensics (9781783285235) (nonfree)
• Mastering Python Forensics (9781783988044) (nonfree)
• The flask mega tutorial (free)
• Dive into Python 3 (free)
• Think Python, 2nd edition (maybe free)
• Think DSP (maybe free)

C#

• Welcome - The complete C# tutorial (free)
• Learn C# Tutorial - javatpoint (free)
• C# 7 and .NET Core: Modern Cross-Platform Development - Second Edition (9781787129559) (nonfree)
• C# 7 and .NET Core Cookbook (9781787286276) (nonfree)
• C# 7.0 Pocket Reference: Instant Help for C# 7.0 Programmers (9781491988534) (nonfree)
• Professional C# 6 and .NET Core 1.0 (9781119096603, 9781119096719, or 9781119096634) (nonfree)
• Hands-On Machine Learning with C# (9781788994941) (nonfree)
• Professional C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0 (9781119449270)

JVM-based

• Core Java Volume I--Fundamentals, 11th edition (9780135167182) (nonfree)
• Core Java, Volume II--Advanced Features, 11th edition (9780135167397) (nonfre)
• Java 9 for Programmers (9780134778150) (nonfree)
• Java Coding Guidelines: 75 Recommendations for Reliable and Secure Programs (9780133439540) (nonfree)
• Kotlin in Action (9781617293290) (nonfree)
• Learning Concurrent Programming in Scala (9781783281411) (nonfree)
• Mastering Java9 (9781786468734) (nonfree)
• Programming Kotlin (9781787126367) (nonfree)
• Programming Scala, 2nd Edition (9781491949856) (nonfree)
• Scala for Java Developers (9781783283637) (nonfree)
• Scala for Machine Learning (9781783558742) (nonfree)
• Scala for the Impatient, 2nd Edition (9780134540658) (nonfree)
• The Definitive ANTLR 4 Reference, version p2.0 (9781934356999) (nonfree)
• Android Application Development Cookbook - Second Edition (9781785886195) (nonfree)
• Android Programming for Beginners (9781785883262) (nonfree)
• Cocos2d-x Game Development Essentials (9781783987863) (nonfree)
• Creating Dynamic UIs with Android Fragments - Second Edition (9781785889592) (nonfree)
• Learning Material Design (9781785289811) (nonfree)
• LibGDX Game Development By Example (9781785281440) (nonfree)
• Mastering Play Framework for Scala (9781783983803) (nonfree)
• Play Framework Essentials (9781783982400) (nonfree)
• Machine Learning: End-to-End guide for Java developers (9781788622219) (nonfree)
• Java tutorials (oracle) (free)
• Other Java documentation

JavaScript

• JavaScript Concurrency (9781785889233) (nonfree)
• Mastering Node.js (9781782166320) (nonfree)
• Node.js Essentials (9781785284922) (nonfree)
• Hands-on Machine Learning with JavaScript (9781788998246) (nonfree)
• The modern JavaScript tutorial (free)
• You Don't Know JS book series (open-source)

PHP

• Learning PHP7 (9781785880544) (nonfree)
• Mastering PHP7 (9781785882814) (nonfree)

F#

• Beginning F# 4.0, 2nd Edition (9781484213742) (nonfree)
• Expert F# 4.0, 4th Edition (9781484207406) (nonfree)
• Mastering F# (9781784393434) (nonfree)
• The Book of F# (9781593275528) (nonfree)

Perl

• Programming Perl, 4th Edition (9780596004927) (nonfree)
• Learning Perl: Making Easy Things Easy and Hard Things Possible (9781491954324) (nonfree)
• Intermediate Perl: Beyond The Basics of Learning Perl (9781449393090) (nonfree)
• Mastering Perl: Creating Professional Programs with Perl (9781449393113) (nonfree)

Go

• Go Design Patterns (9781786466204) (nonfree)
• Go Programming Blueprints - Second Edition (9781786468949) (nonfree)
• Go Systems Programming (9781787125643) (nonfree)
• Learning Go programming (9781784395438) (nonfree)
• Learning Go Web Development (9781785282317) (nonfree)
• The Go Programming Language (9780134190563) (nonfree)
• Writing an Interpreter in Go (ISBN unknown) (nonfree)
• Writing a Compiler in Go (ISBN Unknown) (nonfree)

Haskell

• Beginning Haskell: A Project-Based Approach (9781430262503)
• Haskell from the Very Beginning (9780957671133)
• Programming in Haskell, Second Edition (9781316626221)
• Real World Haskell: Code You Can Believe In (9780596514983)

Other

• Effective Debugging: 66 Specific Ways to Debug Software and Systems (9780134394886) (nonfree)
• Information Security Handbook (9781788478830) (nonfree)
• Mazes for Programmers: Code Your Own Twisty Little Passages (9781680500554) (nonfree)
• MySQL, Fifth Edition (9780133038538) (nonfree)
• Using SQLite: Small. Fast. Reliable. Choose Any Three. (9780596521189) (nonfree)
• Learning Network Forensics (9781782174905) (nonfree)
• Mastering Mobile Forensics (9781785287817) (nonfree)
• Practical Digital Forensics (9781785887109) (nonfree)
• Practical Mobile Forensics - Second Edition (9781786464200) (nonfree)
• OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Version 4.5 with SPIR-V (9th edition) (9780134495491) (nonfree)
• OpenGL Shading Language (3rd edition) (9780321637635) (nonfree)
• OpenGL Superbible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference (7th edition) (9780672337475) (nonfree)
• Google Cloud AI Services Quick Start Guide (9781788626613) (nonfree)
• Machine Learning for Developers (9781786469878) (nonfree)
• Mastering Machine Learning Algorithms (9781788621113) (nonfree)
• Mastering Zabbix - Second Edition (9781785289262) (nonfree)
• CCNA Routing and Switching 200-125 Official Cert Guide Library (9781587205804) (nonfree)
• ZeroMQ: Messaging for Many Applications (9781449334437) (nonfree)
• Cryptography Engineering: Design Principles and Practical Applications (9780470474242) (nonfree)
• Practical Linux Security Cookbook (9781785286421) (nonfree)
• Mastering Linux Security and Hardening (9781788620307) (nonfree)
• A Practical Guide to Linux® Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming, 3rd Edition (9780133085082) (nonfree)
• The Debian Administrator's Handbook (9791091414050) (free)
• The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System, Second Edition (9780133761832) (nonfree)
• The Official Ubuntu Book, Ninth Edition (9780134512495) (nonfree)
• Getting Started with PowerShell (9781783558506) (nonfree)
• Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting (9781782173557) (nonfree)
• Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists (9780521879965) (nonfree)
• Quantum Computing since Democritus (9780521199568) (nonfree)
• Learning Docker (9781784397937) (nonfree)
• Mastering Docker (9781785287039) (nonfree)
• Web Developer's Reference Guide (9781783552139) (nonfree)
• Learning Linux Binary Analysis (9781782167105) (nonfree)
• AWS Administration - The Definitive Guide (9781782173755) (nonfree)
• CompTIA A+ Certification Guide (220-901 and 220-902) (9781787127302) (nonfree)
• CompTIA Linux+ Certification Guide (9781789344493) (nonfree)
• CompTIA Project+ Certification Guide (9781789534498) (nonfree)
• CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide (9781789348019) (nonfree)
• Mastering Linux Kernel Development (9781785883057) (nonfree)
• Identity & Access Management: A Systems Engineering Approach (9781499357066) (nonfree)
• The elements of computing systems: building a modern computer from first principles (The MIT Press) (9780262140874344) (nonfree)
• Awesome lists
• Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software (nonfree)
• Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (nonfree)
• Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction (nonfree)
• Other great books for IT professionals (all nonfree)
• Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems (9780470068526) (nonfree)
• Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (9781501144318) (nonfree) (not really relevant to the dev room, but posting it because I love it)
• Serious Cryptography: A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption (9781593278267) (nonfree) (Review by Gregory Parfitt, Application Security Specialist)
• Computer Organization and Design MIPS Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface (9780124077263)
• Computer Organization and Design ARM Edition: The Hardware Software Interface (9780128017333)
• Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition: The Hardware Software Interface (9780128122754)
• Computer Graphics: Principals and Practice (9780321399526) (nonfree, PDF) (By far the best book on computer graphics programming available.)
• Operating Systems: Design and Implementation, 3rd Edition (9780131429383)
• Unix: a History and a Memoir (no ISBN) (nonfree) (The history of Unix and how it took over the world by Mr. Brian Kernighan himself)

Game Audio

• Game Audio Programming: Principals and Practices (ISBN unknown) (nonfree)
• Game Audio Programming II: Principals and Practices (9781138068919) (nonfree)

IDEs and Editors

Though these aren't books, here are some good IDEs and text editors for programming:

# Text Editors

• Notepad 2 (and Notepad 3): my favorite editor on Windows. I use Notepad 2, not Notepad 3; they both appear to be identical in functionality (or maybe I'm missing something). Both are fully accessible.
• Notepad++: a very good editor indeed for programmers. Fully accessible.

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)

• Visual Studio: by far the premeer IDE on windows. Accessible, though it can be very slow at times.
• VS Code: Not really an IdE, though you can turn it into one. Accessible (depending on what you do and who you ask).
• Eclipse: A very powerful and extensible IDE written in Java using the SWT widget toolkit. Fully accessible on Windows (though I believe its also accessible on Linux). Does not support Python out of the box. Note -- the installer is not accessible; use the downloadable zip files.