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    Ask HN: Which school produces the best programmers or software engineers?

    This may well be entirely anecdotal because I don't think there is any official data to this somewhat ambiguous question. But based on your experience, if you have worked with quit…

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    Has anyone self taught CS/Math undergrad curricula from public course materials?

    Many universities have there undergrad curriculum available online along with their course materials (slides, videos, assignments, etc). Some are locked down and little searching r…

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    Ask HN: What is the best way to learn proof based math without a teacher?

    As a programmer I feel I am quite deficient in mathematics. I have some reminiscent knowledge of calculus and matrix algebra from college. But I don't know how to read or write cor…

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    Comment #37430239

    Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code https://www.coursera.org/learn/program-code

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    Ask HN: Which CS topics should I study to be able to work with data efficiently?

    Let me be clear upfront about what I mean by working with data. Generally working with data means that you have some form of data and you do some kind of analysis on it. Now once I…

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    Comment #37291621

    If you really care about learning, carve out time from your daily routine and progress little by little in chunks.

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    Comment #37157902

    Wow! I didn't know that Shriram's introductory course had lecture videos available. I will take a look at them. Btw, I also liked Hubbard and Hubbard. Another book I liked was Comp…

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    Ask HN: What is the most exciting thing you have learnt this year till now?

    Maybe it is a life hack, a new topic, a new recipe, etc. Whatever YOU think is exciting to you.

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    Comment #36435542

    Check out Fast.ai's two part course.

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    Ask HN: Which book has had the most meaningful contribution in your life?

    Your life is yours. There are many sectors to it. So you decide what meaningful actually means and which sector it belongs to.

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    Ask HN: Which is the best book you read in grad school or your research career?

    Some students/researchers who like to learn mainly from books have a few favourites that they attribute to their acquired knowledge/skillset. Do you have any such "best" book in yo…

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    Comment #36148254

    What language do you work in now? If it is an imperative language do you avoid state as much as possible?

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    Ask HN: Where did you first come across functional programming?

    What were your realisations after learning functional programming? Were you a proficient programmer before that?

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