Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderThere are so many topics that one might consider "foundational" in computer science. While this (what I would call the Data structures and algos) is one approach, you could also: -- start with binary and work your way through hardware and logic gates -- start off with theory like turing machines, first order predicate logic and work your way up -- start off with a hello world, and slowly iterate over programming (in a post internet world, this is especially…
This is a very good book. I still have my copy. Stanford used it for intro CS theory classes. It's great that it's available for free now. Realistically, this represents all the CS theoretical knowledge required for 99% practicing developers. At Acunote we occasionally need remedial training materials for new hires, say on complexity theory, and a chapter from this book will work great.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 438
- Total comments
- 63
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-19 | Aho/Ullman - Foundations of Computer Science (free book) | nickb | 10 | 0 |
| 2010-06-22 | Foundations of Computer Science (free ebook)First breakout | Rod | 100 | 13 |
| 2014-01-16 | Foundations of Computer Science | luu | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-01-27 | Foundations of Computer ScienceBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | tosh | 325 | 50 |
| 2025-02-21 | Foundations of Computer Science – Al Aho and Jeff UllmanHall induction | nill0 | 1 | 0 |