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Online resource for hardcore computer science and other "headbanging" subjects, collaboratively written by, and for, people who haven't had a formal background in computer science or the equivalent "headbangology".

EDIT: I made my sentences, make sense.




I like this, but rather than "hardcore", targeted at pre-CS, and possibly 1st year CS students. Computer Science programs are awful at introducing and reinforcing fundamentals. Examples are binary/hex, how data is stored in memory, compilation, basic system architecture (CPU/memory interaction), basic command line/shell usage, etc. - topics beyond a typical high school programming course, but prepares the student for their first year of CS. Content built around an Arduino or Pi would be ideal.


> I like this, but rather than "hardcore", targeted at pre-CS, and possibly 1st year CS students.

Apologies, I should have explained myself better.

Being aimed at people with only their own wits to guide them, their knowledge is likely to be patchy. So filling in knowledge, even basic things such as mentioned by yourself would be included.

Trying to read up on a subject you often don't know which terms to look up, so some supermarket of info where you just wonder around (like a zombie) until you work what you need to get would be useful.




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