I've had this site bookmarked for at least a year and have really enjoyed watching the curriculum grow. Now only if I could start on it...
Same! I’m actually going through Spivak’s Calculus, since that used to be on there.
A Self-Learning, Modern Computer Science Curriculum
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Re: A Self-Learning, Modern Computer Science Curriculum
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I've gotten a lot of use out of group theory and lattice theory, and particularly semigroups and semilattices. What most programmers don't realize is that design patterns (a la Gang of Four), when they aren't working around a language's quirks, are implementing some algebra.
Could you give us some pointers on where to learn more about this connection between design patterns and abstract algebra?
You know, I don't have any. It's something that I've thought about writing about for years now, but haven't gotten around to doing, and I'm unaware of anything else written about it.