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Ask HN: Computer Science Learning Resources

10 points by ErikAugust 11y ago

Does anyone have a great set of Computer Science learning resources? I realized the other day that I've written hundreds of thousands of JavaScript, etc. and don't know how virtual memory, for example, works. Anything is appreciated! Thank you!

greenyoda 11y ago
The Wikipedia articles related to computer science seem to be fairly decent, and have references that you can follow up for further reading. For example, here's the article on virtual memory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory
ghrifter 11y ago
Maybe take a look at a college's Computer Science degree requirements and look into topics that interest you: https://www.cs.washington.edu/students/ugrad/degree_requirements https://www.cs.washington.edu/students/ugrad/degree_requirem... Wikipedia is pretty decent in most topics. Also, I've found that GeeksForGeeks is pretty neat too: http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/
richerlariviere 11y ago
Hey, maybe you will find something interesting with the "Awesome" list on Github? https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome
theWold 11y ago
There are many different styles and paths to learning 'Computer Science'. But if what you are after is insight into how a computer works I found that I had my 'ah-ha' moment while learning C, Assembly (intel), and writing a compiler. I did have to have a slight basis in computer architecture, but that compiler project I worked on made everything click. (side note on writing a compiler. Read, Decode, Execute. There are no short cuts around those series of steps). If you are looking for a book I would recommend the 'Dragon Book' http://www.amazon.com/Compilers-Principles-Techniques-Tools-2nd/dp/0321486811 http://www.amazon.com/Compilers-Principles-Techniques-Tools-... I found a paper copy of the international version for cheap (like $10 US if I remember) that was amazing.
brudgers 11y ago
The great set of computer science learning resources: http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Programming-Volumes-1-4A-Boxed/dp/0321751043 http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Programming-Volumes-1-4A-Boxe... Suitable for lifelong learning.

10 points by ErikAugust 11y ago

greenyoda 11y ago

The Wikipedia articles related to computer science seem to be fairly decent, and have references that you can follow up for further reading. For example, here's the article on virtual memory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory

ghrifter 11y ago

Maybe take a look at a college's Computer Science degree requirements and look into topics that interest you: https://www.cs.washington.edu/students/ugrad/degree_requirements https://www.cs.washington.edu/students/ugrad/degree_requirem... Wikipedia is pretty decent in most topics. Also, I've found that GeeksForGeeks is pretty neat too: http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/

richerlariviere 11y ago

Hey, maybe you will find something interesting with the "Awesome" list on Github? https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome

theWold 11y ago

There are many different styles and paths to learning 'Computer Science'. But if what you are after is insight into how a computer works I found that I had my 'ah-ha' moment while learning C, Assembly (intel), and writing a compiler. I did have to have a slight basis in computer architecture, but that compiler project I worked on made everything click. (side note on writing a compiler. Read, Decode, Execute. There are no short cuts around those series of steps). If you are looking for a book I would recommend the 'Dragon Book' http://www.amazon.com/Compilers-Principles-Techniques-Tools-2nd/dp/0321486811 http://www.amazon.com/Compilers-Principles-Techniques-Tools-... I found a paper copy of the international version for cheap (like $10 US if I remember) that was amazing.

brudgers 11y ago

The great set of computer science learning resources: http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Programming-Volumes-1-4A-Boxed/dp/0321751043 http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Programming-Volumes-1-4A-Boxe... Suitable for lifelong learning.