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• Notes on “How to Think Like a Computer Scientist” Chapter 1

  Dear reader, these notes were taken while reading How to Think Like a Computer Scientist , by by Allen Downey, Jeffrey Elkner and Chris Meyers. I was reading through it as part of MIT OpenCourseWare’s 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Read More... Posted Friday, August 07, 2009 8:07 AM by Tod Birdsall | 66 Comments Filed under: Self Learning

• MIT OpenCourseWare

  Wow! MIT OpenCourseWare looks promising. From the Site: MIT OCW's goals are to: Provide free, searchable access to MIT's course materials for educators, students, and self-learners around the world. Extend the reach and impact of MIT OCW and the "opencourseware" Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 11:12 AM by Tod Birdsall | 3 Comments Filed under: Self Learning

• People Skills from the University of Hard Knocks

  When Jeff Attwood is asked "how to prepare for a career in software development" he replies with "There's no substitute for learning on the battlefield." I heartily agree. I have been on the front lines of software development (full-time) since 2001, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 1:20 PM by Tod Birdsall | 30 Comments Filed under: Self Learning