Computer Science Core

The self-taught equivalent of a CS degree's load-bearing subjects.

1. Step 01

   Programming

   One language deeply, with clean code, testing and version control.

   ProgrammingGit

2. Step 02

   Data structures & algorithms

   Complexity, core structures, sorting, searching and graph algorithms.

   DSA

3. Step 03

   Computer architecture

   Binary representation, CPU pipeline, caches and memory hierarchy.

   Architecture

4. Step 04

   Operating systems

   Processes, threads, scheduling, virtual memory, file systems and deadlocks.

   OS

5. Step 05

   Networks

   OSI layers, TCP vs UDP, HTTP, DNS, TLS and socket programming.

   Networking

6. Step 06

   Databases

   Relational theory, transactions, indexing, ACID and query execution.

   Databases

7. Step 07

   Theory & maths

   Discrete maths, automata, computability and a working grasp of complexity classes.

   Discrete Maths