Teach Yourself CS

What it does

All the resources you need to give yourself a world class computer science education

Note: this guide was extensively updated in May 2020. For the prior version, see here . If you’re a self-taught engineer or bootcamp grad, you owe it to yourself to learn computer science. Thankfully, you can give yourself a world-class CS education without investing years and a small fortune in a degree program 💸. There are plenty of resources out there, but some are better than others. You don’t need yet another “200+ Free Online Courses” listicle. You need answers to these questions: This guide is our attempt to definitively answer these questions. Study all nine subjects below, in roughly the presented order, using either the suggested textbook or video lecture series, but ideally…from teachyourselfcs.com

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  Computer Science Field Guide2016 · csfieldguide.org.nz · ▲64

  Online interactive resource for students to learn about CS

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  Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs2015 · amazon.com · ▲85

  Computer science curriculum must-read

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  The Imposter's Handbook2016 · bigmachine.io · ▲80

  Essential Skills and Concepts For The Self-taught Programmer

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  Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming2015 · amazon.com · ▲70

  Interviews with the 15 most interesting computer programmers

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  How I Learned to Code2017 · amazon.com · ▲65

  Lessons From Teaching Myself Web Development

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  Programming Pearls2015 · amazon.com · ▲71

  Clever solutions to classic programming problems

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  zCAD AI▲322

  AI 3D that creates real parts, not just shapes

  Work · 12d ago · zcad.ai

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  Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi▲319

  Endless lofi beats composed live in your browser, over pixel-art nights in Paris, Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, San Francisco and more. Free, no sign-up.

  Work · 30d ago · loficities.com

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  Smooth Recorder▲257

  Mac screen recordings that look edited when you hit stop

  Work · 24d ago · smoothrecorder.com

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  Figma Specs▲225

  A container for your context that lives on the Figma canvas

  Work · 8d ago · figma.com

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  Badgey▲225

  Your iPhone becomes a name badge that faces the room

  Work · 19d ago · apps.marcoluthi.com

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  The rarest tech books and docs you've probably never read▲190

  Work · 18d ago · readrare.com

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  Startup School▲1,010

  A free online program to teach you how to start a company

  Life & fun · 2017 · startupschool.org

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  Neuralink▲890

  Elon Musk's newest company, merging our brain with AI

  AI · 2017 · neuralink.com

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  Hardbound 3.0▲739

  Illustrated summaries of bestselling nonfiction books

  Life & fun · 2017 · apps.apple.com

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  Canny▲704

  The easiest way to collect & manage feedback

  Growth · 2017 · canny.io

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  Visual Biographies▲679

  Timelines of amazing lives for visual learners

  Work · 2017

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  Breaker▲676

  The social podcast app 🎧

  Life & fun · 2017 · player.fm