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The Computer Science Book (2020)

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Re: The Computer Science Book (2020)

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Alifatisk wrote: post #20

I don't have a computer science degree and probably won't get one but I would love to study it on my free time, which book or books would you all recommend that covers it well?

Computer Science is very broad so the answer will be different depending on what you'd like to focus on. Algorithms, data structures, systems, graphics, networking, more theoretical CS etc.

That said, for algorithms I could recommend CLRS, Dasgupta's Algorithms, Kleinberg's Algorithm Design. For theoretical CS: Models Of Computation by J. Savage, Sipser's Introduction to the Theory of Computation. For OS: Computer Systems A Programmer's Perspective by Bryant and O'Hallaron, Operating Systems - Three Easy Pieces by Arpaci-Dusseau.

Re: The Computer Science Book (2020)

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Post by bambataa »

agomez314 wrote: post #4

It's nice to see the author spent a great deal of time and effort to share with others his learnings. However it's important to note his intention at writing this book: "I’ve chosen to focus on topics and concepts that I’ve encountered in my programming career – things that I know are important." Thus it's not an overview of Computer Science per se (which in my opinion is a fuzzy subject without clear boundaries) but…

At one point I had the idea to tag each section or paragraph with a topic ID and list the topic IDs directly referenced. Then you could build a graph with the referenced topics as edges. After refactoring it into a DAG, you could do a topological sort to get a linear sequence of topics And chop it into chapters.

I took that as an indication I was procrastinating, but I think it would be a fun way to structure a book!

Re: The Computer Science Book (2020)

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Post by Alifatisk »

quibono wrote: post #21
Alifatisk wrote: post #20

I don't have a computer science degree and probably won't get one but I would love to study it on my free time, which book or books would you all recommend that covers it well?

Computer Science is very broad so the answer will be different depending on what you'd like to focus on. Algorithms, data structures, systems, graphics, networking, more theoretical CS etc. That said, for algorithms I could recommend CLRS, Dasgupta's Algorithms, Kleinberg's Algorithm Design. For theoretical CS: Models Of Computation by J. Savage, Sipser's Introduction to the Theory of Computation. For OS: Computer Sy…

Thank you for your input, I am planning on getting an engineering degree in computer technology or electrical engineering.

I've heard people saying that comp-sci is oversaturated and other stuff, but I don't know.

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