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If you found any resources that were particularly helpful mention them along with your achievements.

It was tiny when it started out. Now it's huge.

The most recent example I can recall is that of Photopea. It was created by one person as a uni student to solve a small problem. Now it is used by millions. The founder recently l…

Is there a similar list for computer vision and/or computational photography?

For people with mathematical maturity there are options like SICP and other. But for those who are not so much mathematically apt, what are the options for bookish learning? Are th…

Why exactly did it make programming joyful?

We all know SICP is recommended by experienced developers all over the internet as a mystical book that turns your mind inside out and makes you a better programmer and computer sc…

> CS programs are less about teaching kids CS and more about preparing them for jobs at FAANG companies So true.. Btw, do you have any good suggestions about books or other materia…

What should the learning path be like? What Math, CS, hardware, etc topics should they learn eventually to understand programming in a manner an expert can? If there are university…

Is there a list of projects or the like that beginning programmers can build to get better at their favorite programming language? Also if there are repos, tutorials, walkthroughs …

Many people (or students) have self studied some topic or subject using resources found online or at a library. The resources include MOOCs, university courses, books, tutorial blo…

Operating Systems: The Xinu Approach https://xinu.cs.purdue.edu/#textbook

Yes. HtDP more so. It builds a thinking and problem solving framework for your mind. That is recursive thinking based on the data structure. Once you can think that way you can cod…

Do goal setting and writing down plans really work in turning around one's life for the good? Has it worked for you? How?

Share a line or two about why you enjoyed that particular book. If the lessons from that book were useful in your career or life later?

I am not implying that the change be as dramatic as the youtube videos make it to be. But did you turn around your down spiralling life with proper discipline and achieve your goal…

There are two types of learners: 1. Those who start with tinkering (majority HN crowd) and building things then learning polishing and CS fundamentals later. 2. They need a bit str…

Do you plan to be productive in every aspect of your life? Not only work but all aspects like family, love, work, play, etc. What is your mantra or system to achieve that?

Where did you learn to see it like that?