Computer Science Resources

The links below are my personal recommendations for anyone interested in Computer Science.

Bolded links provide free versions of some/all of the content.

Overview of Computer Science

• Teach Yourself Computer Science
• The Computer Science Book

Prerequisites for any Undergraduate Computer Science Degree

• The Missing Semester of Your CS Education
• The Linux Command Line
• Vim
• Git
• The Crypto Tutorial
• A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming
• Practical Vim
• Learning Git: A Hands-On and Visual Guide to the Basics of Git

Introduction to Programming

• Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
• Introduction to Programming and Computation
• Foundations of Computer Science C Edition
• Think Python - How to think like a Computer Scientist

Introduction to Analytics and Data Science

• Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science
• Introduction to Data Structures and Analytics
• Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python

Mathematics for Computer Science

• Mathematics for Computer Science
• Discrete Mathematics for Computing

Data Modeling and Databases

• Object Role Modeling
• Object-Role Modeling Fundamentals: A Practical Guide to Data Modeling with ORM
• A First Course in Database Systems
• Fundamentals of Database Systems

Web Development

• Learn Web Development
• Eloquent JavaScript
• Vanilla JS

Computer Architecture

• From Nand to Tetris
• Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
• C Programming for Everybody
• Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective
• Digital Design and Computer Architecture
• The C Programming Language

Algorithms and Data Structures

• Algorithms
• Open Data Structures
• The Algorithm Design Manual
• Mastering Algorithms with C

Programming Language Design

• Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
• Types and Programming Languages

Computer Systems Principles and Concurrent Programming

• The Little Book of Semaphores
• The Linux Programming Interface
• Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment

Theory of Computing

• Automata Computability and Complexity
• Foundations of Computation
• The Lambda Calculus for Absolute Dummies
• Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation

Operating Systems

• Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces
• Modern Operating Systems

Networking

• An Introduction to Computer Networks
• Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach

Security

• Computer Security: A Hands-on Approach
• Internet Security: A Hands-on Approach

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning

• Artificial Intelligence: Foundations of Computational Agents
• Machine Learning - A First Course for Engineers and Scientists
• Deep Learning
• Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach

Graphics

• Introduction to Computer Graphics
• Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice

Compilers and Interpreters

• Compiler Design
• Crafting Interpreters
• Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
• Engineering a Compiler

Distributed Systems

• Designing Data-Intensive Applications
• Kubernetes
• Podman
• Docker

Cloud Computing

• Amazon Web Services
• Azure
• Google Cloud

Software Architecture And Design

• The 12 Factor App
• Software Architecture for Developers
• Refactoring
• Design Patterns
• Fundamentals of Software Architecture
• UML Distilled
• Release It - Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software

Software Engineering

• The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code
• What is the Agile methodology?
• Open Practice Library
• The Pragmatic Programmer
• Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices
• The Mythical Man-Month, The: Essays on Software Engineering

Programming Languages and Tools

• Python
• C/C++
• Java
• Kotlin
• Go
• Rust
• Zig
• Pascal
• Fortran
• Cobol
• Erlang
• Haskell
• Lisp
• Prolog
• Lua
• Julia
• R
• Rexx
• Perl
• Awk
• Sed
• SQL
• Bash
• Vim
• Git
• Visual Studio Code
• Linux
• Raspberry Pi
• LaTeX

Interesting Reads

• Joel on Software
• Turing's Vision: The Birth of Computer Science
• Quantum Computing for Everyone
• Beautiful Math
• The Annotated Turing
• Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
• Computer Science Distilled
• Computer Science Unleashed
• The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies
• The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution
• The Soul of A New Machine
• The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
• The Code Book: How to Make It, Break It, Hack It, Crack It
• Hacking: The Art of Exploitation
• Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today's Computers
• Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
• Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work
• Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
• Digital Typography
• The Design of Everyday Things
• John Von Neumann & the Origins of Modern Computing
• Thinking in Systems: A Primer
• The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

Online Training Links

• Microsoft
• Google
• MIT Open Learning
• Free Code Camp
• Coursera
• Udemy
• Pluralsight
• Sololearn
• Codecademy
• Atlassian
• Edx
• Brilliant

Publishers

• Green Tree Press
• The Pragmatic Bookshelf
• Manning
• No Starch Press
• O'Reilly
• Packt
• Leanpub
• Murach
• MIT Press
• Wiley
• Pearson
• Morgan Kaufmann
• Springer
• McGraw Hill
• Apress
• Franklin Beedle