Path to a free, self-taught education in Computer Science

Having finished a CS undergrad and followed the OSSU curriculum for some years I can confidently recommend https://teachyourselfcs.com/ instead. The courses chosen are more focused on capital-C capital-S Computer Science, and the resources are better suited for self-paced self-direction. One should start with https://teachyourselfcs.com/ and refer to OSSU if they find the former lacking in some measure. Self-teaching computer science is a long and winding road. OSSU seems to favor a completionist approach that…

I'm 37 and live in one of those lesser-known countries whose diplomas likely don’t hold much weight elsewhere—but that’s not the point. I’ve decided to change my profession. After many trials and errors, I studied Python. I wrote some scripts and bots, but I kept feeling like something was missing—I didn’t really understand programming. Then I discovered OSSU and, after reviewing their curriculum, I realized just how little I actually knew about computer science. I started over from scratch, even…

As someone who has lived through a big chunk of the 'computer science' lifecycle arc :-) My perspective is a bit different here. "Programming", or the skill of writing specifications that can be translated via software into product has come a long way from the 60's to the present day. People I meet, interview, and work with, often fall into three broad chunks of the spectrum. At one end there are 'coders', who are essentially cooks, they take previously written…

Similar/related guides: * https://teachyourselfcs.com/ * https://matt.might.net/articles/what-cs-majors-should-know/ * https://github.com/ossu/data-science