Comments on: Self Taught Computer Science

By: Glen Scott

Glen Scott — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:21:38 +0000

Very interesting post, Harry. I think learning a new language is a great way to get past those brick walls that we can hit every once in a while. I played around with Lisp several years ago after becoming bored with C++ and Java, and it was a great experience. I can't say that I ever wrote anything particularly useful in Lisp, but it was the experience that was refreshing and made me come back to more familiar languages with new approaches and ideas. Interesting that you mention SICP. There is a little review of it here, along with some other recommendations for hackers: http://grok-code.com/11/the-top-9-in-a-hackers-bookshelf/

By: Paul Nasrat

Paul Nasrat — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:07:52 +0000

You might want to look at the courseware available at MIT, some include audio/video lectures http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm For CompSci: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/index.htm It just has supporting docs for SICP: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-001Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm Intro to Algorithms has lectures: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-046JFall-2005/CourseHome/index.htm If you want a remote "study buddy" I'm also interested in pushing myself further this year, SICP seems like a good starting place.