Resources

This page contains miscellaneous resources for learning/studying topics covered in this class

Computing

• The Missing Semester of Your CS Education. This mini-course overlaps some of the content in this course focused on computing tools.

Python

Programming

• Composing Programs - a free online Python-based resource that follows the Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs book. It is the basis for CS61a at UC Berkeley.

Design

• Design of packaging system in The Architecture of Open Source Applications
• Standard library design decisions blogpost by death and gravity

Beyond This Course

• teachyourselfcs.com - suggested resources for a variety of core topics in computer science which you might find useful.

Related/Similar Courses

• Top-10 Algorithms Course by Alex Townsend (Cornell)

Sample config files

You can add the following files to your ~/ directory. Be sure to add a . to the start and modify directories as necessary.

• If you wish to use vim, here is a sample .vimrc file. This config enables mouse control, code folding, and color support.
• If you wish to use tmux, here is a sample .tmux.conf file. This config enables mouse control, sets the command key to ctrl a, and makes a few other quality of life changes.
• Here is a sample .bashrc file. It makes some more convenient choices for managing code history and enables some color support.
• Here is a sample .bashrc file for Windows Subsystem Linux, which also enables the use of jupyter notebooks with any browser. More details can be found here. In short, with this configuration, you can access an open juptyer server by going to localhost:8888 in your browser.