{"id":564,"date":"2014-08-24T20:35:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T15:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abhinav.spsdarj.org\/?p=564"},"modified":"2014-08-24T21:06:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T15:36:36","slug":"be-a-good-programmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abhinavkr.com\/musings\/2014\/08\/be-a-good-programmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Be a good Programmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Recommendations for Academic Learning<\/h2>\n<h3>Introduction to CS Course<\/h3>\n<p>Notes: Introduction to Computer Science Course that provides instructions on coding. <strong>Online Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Udacity- \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udacity.com%2Fcourse%2Fcs101&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdmrWTUY5b_qe3xle9-ddkB1YXqA\">Intro to CS course<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Coursera &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fcourse%2Fcs101&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-mScGCD0MJRKuWuFyLJbIr4XdbA\">Computer Science 101<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Code in at least one object oriented programming language:<\/h3>\n<p><em>C++, Java, or Python<\/em> <strong>Beginner Online Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Coursera &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fcourse%2Fprogramming1&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNERrKn8RoMF2C-tzZ_51XpGA2QzUQ\">Learn to Program: The Fundamentals<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>MIT- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Focw.mit.edu%2Fcourses%2Felectrical-engineering-and-computer-science%2F6-092-introduction-to-programming-in-java-january-iap-2010%2Findex.htm&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNHfuFmBicr4_Zh4dtfmk_mYq0BtNQ\">Intro to Programming in Java<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Google&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/edu\/python\/\">Python Class<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Coursera- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/interactivepython\">Introduction to Python<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openbookproject.net\/thinkcs\/python\/english3e\/\">Python Open Source E-Book<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Intermediate Online Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Udacity&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udacity.com\/course\/cs212\">Design of Computer Programs<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Coursera- <a href=\"http:\/\/cs.brown.edu\/courses\/cs173\/2012\/OnLine\/\">Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Coursera- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/proglang\">Programming Languages<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Brown University- <a href=\"http:\/\/cs.brown.edu\/courses\/cs173\/2012\/OnLine\/\">Introduction to Programming Languages<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Learn other Programming Languages<\/h3>\n<p><em>Notes: Add to your repertoire &#8211; Java Script, CSS, HTML, Ruby, PHP, C, Perl, Shell. Lisp, Scheme.<\/em> <strong>Online Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0w3school.com &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3schools.com\/\">HTML Tutorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codeacademy.com\/\">Learn to code<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Test Your Code<\/h3>\n<p><em>Notes: Learn how to catch bugs, create tests, and break your software<\/em> <strong>Online Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Udacity- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udacity.com\/course\/cs258\">Software Testing Methods<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Udacity- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udacity.com\/course\/cs259\">Software Debugging<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Develop logical reasoning and knowledge of discrete math<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Online Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>MIT- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Focw.mit.edu%2Fcourses%2Felectrical-engineering-and-computer-science%2F6-042j-mathematics-for-computer-science-fall-2010%2Findex.htm&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEXtF_m9Lj7XMQZFy8Y92633L2EcQ\">Mathematics for Computer Science<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Coursera &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/intrologic\">Introduction to Logic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Coursera &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/linearopt\">Linear and Discrete Optimization<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Coursera &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/pgm\">Probabilistic Graphical Models<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Coursera &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/gametheory\">Game Theory<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Develop strong understanding of Algorithms and Data Structures<\/h3>\n<p><em>Notes: Learn about fundamental data types (stack, queues, and bags), sorting algorithms (quicksort, mergesort, heapsort), and data structures (binary search trees, red-black trees, hash tables), Big O.<\/em> <strong>Online Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>MIT <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Focw.mit.edu%2Fcourses%2Felectrical-engineering-and-computer-science%2F6-006-introduction-to-algorithms-spring-2008%2Findex.htm&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEIwTJvLQcPGJL2hPxLibPRvjhbbg\">Introduction to Algorithms<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Coursera &#8211; Introduction to Algorithms <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/algs4partI\">Part 1<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/algs4partII\">Part 2<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Wikipedia- <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_algorithms\">List of Algorithms<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Wikipedia- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FList_of_data_structures&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNGRZ9Fud8WMZo2jelHNKc914X0NpA\">List of Data Structures<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Book: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAlgorithm-Design-Manual-Steven-Skiena%2Fdp%2F1849967202%2Fref%3Dsr_1_5%3Fs%3Dbooks%26ie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1360133842%26sr%3D1-5%26keywords%3Dalgorithms&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNE3JRdn9BbEEQtSBsVhSViU6X1xdQ\">The Algorithm Design Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Develop a strong knowledge of operating systems<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Online Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>UC Berkeley <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XgQo4JkN4Bw&amp;list=PL3289DD0D0F0CD4A3\">Computer Science 162<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Learn Artificial Intelligence<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Online Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Stanford University- <a href=\"http:\/\/see.stanford.edu\/see\/courseinfo.aspx?coll=86cc8662-f6e4-43c3-a1be-b30d1d179743\">Introduction to Robotics<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stanford University- <a href=\"http:\/\/see.stanford.edu\/see\/courseinfo.aspx?coll=63480b48-8819-4efd-8412-263f1a472f5a\">Natural Language Processing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stanford University- <a href=\"http:\/\/see.stanford.edu\/see\/courseinfo.aspx?coll=348ca38a-3a6d-4052-937d-cb017338d7b1\">Machine Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Learn how to build compilers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Online Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Coursera &#8211; 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