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Computer Science Field Guide

potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
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http://www.csfieldguide.org.nz

This is a really great resource for anyone interested in the why behind most things we do with computers.

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  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2016-02-04 21:42
    Hysterical. Looking through the Programming Language section I see:

    4.3.5. C
    Low level language with the syntax of a high level language


    WTF?

    Even better:

    Related languages: C++ (somewhat)

    Which I totally agree with. The "somewhat" made me chuckle.

    4.3.4. JAVASCRIPT¶
    Interpreted in a web browser

    True. But what about every other place it runs and it's outstanding high level language features ?


  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2016-02-04 22:29
    That guide is not a programmers reference, nor intended as a how to program reference.

    It is intended to enlighten people on the why behind so many more specific "how" tasks. It's also good as a "know what I don't know" overall perspective on computing as a dicipline.

    A person informed in this way will likely experience improved focus on the mechanics of programming.
  • ElectrodudeElectrodude Posts: 1,657
    They just completely changed both the page layout and the URL format of their website, at most two hours ago.
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    Yes. Word got out, just as they were set to deploy Rev 2.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    Yes they changed something.

    Now it's "500 – Internal Server Error" for every button you hit on the front page :)
  • hatallicahatallica Posts: 175
    Seems to be up-and-running now. I rather enjoyed the half dozen or so pages that I skimmed ... which says a lot considering that my formal CS training made me decide to focus on analog physics and economics, instead.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    Spud,

    I didn't mean to sound like I was knocking it. I just picked a page and was tickled by what I read there.

    Seems to be up and working again, I'll give it a look over later.

    All in all it looks like a neat idea.
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    Oh, totally. I had a similar impression. I think this kind of foundation material is needed and high value to anyone looking to get into computing on more than a user level.

    They have done a good job with the basics needed to understand detail info. We often don't realize how much stuff like this we have accumulated, until we help another, or explore something new ourselves.

  • lardomlardom Posts: 1,659
    potatohead wrote: »
    http://www.csfieldguide.org.nz

    This is a really great resource for anyone interested in the why behind most things we do with computers.
    I bookmarked it. Thanks.
    Just today I was researching "half adders". There is so much to learn.

  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    Indeed! I love this stuff for that exact reason. It's never, ever going to get dull.
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