Hacker News
- Meaning and Context in Computer Programs https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3498852 2 comments
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs – JavaScript Adaptation https://sicp.comp.nus.edu.sg/ 180 comments
- Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages [audio] https://lexfridman.com/chris-lattner-2 137 comments
- How to build a computer program that can write https://blog.cambridgecoding.com/2016/04/09/how-to-build-a-computer-that-can-write/ 12 comments programming
- How do you program a computer with 10 terabytes of RAM? http://highscalability.com/blog/2015/8/5/how-do-you-program-a-computer-with-10-terabytes-of-ram.html 80 comments programming
- How's the Computer Science program at California State University, San Bernardino? http://bulletin.csusb.edu/colleges-schools-departments/natural-sciences/computer-science-engineering/computer-science-bs/ 18 comments cscareerquestions
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) by Abelson & Sussman http://sicpebook.wordpress.com/ebook/ 136 comments programming
- Worlds best program disqualified and banned from World Computer Chess Championships http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/rybka-disqualified-and-banned-from-world-computer-chess-championships/ 32 comments programming
- Computer from NASA’s Apollo program reprogrammed to mine bitcoin https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/07/computer-from-nasas-apollo-program-reprogrammed-to-mine-bitcoin/ 8 comments nottheonion
- What else then programming can you do with a major in computer science? https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/7akudz/what_else_then_programming_can_you_do_with_a/ 9 comments cscareerquestions
- Introducing Quipper: A Programming Language for Quantum Computing http://arxiv.org/pdf/1304.5485v1.pdf 8 comments programming
- Nature: Computer program roots out ancestors of modern tongues http://www.nature.com/news/computer-program-roots-out-ancestors-of-modern-tongues-1.12407 6 comments linguistics
- Is there a program I can use to monitor how much data I use on though my computer https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/55b6c9/is_there_a_program_i_can_use_to_monitor_how_much/ 11 comments techsupport
- System Programming: Method of Computer Virus Detection. Sad story of a patent application http://syprog.blogspot.com/2012/10/method-of-computer-virus-detection-sad.html 7 comments netsec
- The Snek Programming Language: A Python-inspired Embedded Computing Language https://keithp.com/snek/snek.html 47 comments programming
- MIT lecturer Ana Bell discusses the best books to learn computer science and programming. https://fivebooks.com/best-books/programming-computer-science-ana-bell/ 18 comments compsci
- Would it be possible for a computer to choose a random number out of an infinite number of possibilities? Or there is no way to program such thing https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7of9ou/would_it_be_possible_for_a_computer_to_choose_a/ 25 comments askscience
- Have to reinstall windows 7, My computer has windows 7 home premium 64 bit with SP1. All I have right now is a 64 bit cd without SP1. Will this cause any issues with the programs i have on my HDD? https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/6f48yq/have_to_reinstall_windows_7_my_computer_has/ 3 comments techsupport
- 370 Free Online Programming & Computer Science Courses You Can Start This Month https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/5yllh2/370_free_online_programming_computer_science/ 6 comments learnprogramming
- TIL: Hillary Clinton made computer programming and STEM a top priority in Arkansas education...in the 1980s http://www.recode.net/2016/11/5/13527914/hillary-clinton-education-stem-arkansas-math-science-vote 166 comments politics
- Programming the ENIAC: an example of why computer history is hard http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/programming-the-eniac-an-example-of-why-computer-history-is-hard/ 27 comments programming
- Computer with human-like learning will program itself http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22429932.200-computer-with-humanlike-learning-will-program-itself.html#.vfndy3x5nv4 16 comments science
- 49 Year old homeless man earning a 4.0 GPA in Computer Programming http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-homeless-student-mayocol-b050809,0,3643757.column 42 comments reddit.com
- MIT Press releasing an updated version of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP), written in Javascript! For the people who swear by the original SICP written in Scheme what do you think of an upcoming version in JS? https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/structure-and-interpretation-computer-programs-1 28 comments learnprogramming
- CS50x or MIT's Introduction to Computer Science and Programming using Python? Help a newbie get started. None 5 comments learnprogramming
- It is Claude Shannon's 100th birthday who was famous for his work on 'Information theory.' A keen chess player, he is also important for his work on 'Programming A Computer For Playing Chess' in 1950. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/claude_shannon 7 comments chess
- An unbeatable computer program has finally solved two-player limit Texas hold'em poker http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/8/7516219/texas-hold-em-poker-solved-computer-program-cepheus 8 comments technology
- You think you have an old computer? Meet the company that's still doing all its accounting on a 1948 IBM-402, a machine that is programmed by moving jumpers on plug boards. http://www.pcworld.com/article/249951/if_it_aint_broke_dont_fix_it_ancient_computers_in_use_today.html?mwh=1 142 comments technology
- The Adapteva Parallella computer, kickstarter is running out of time! Support this so we can get parallel programming out for everyone! (not affiliated with them, just a cool project I want to see succeed) http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adapteva/parallella-a-supercomputer-for-everyone?resubmit= 34 comments linux
- Estonia becomes the number one country to teach computer programming for first graders! http://ubuntulife.net/computer-programming-for-all-estonian-schoolchildren/ 6 comments technology
- While no computer program today is particularly good at discerning what makes one face different from another, researchers have uncovered clues about the kinds of computations brains might be making when assessing the familiarity of faces https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/computer-models-mimic-brain-s-ease-telling-faces-apart 2 comments science
- A specially designed computer program can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans by analyzing their voices, a new study finds. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/nlh-aic041719.php 5 comments science
- Some modern computer programming languages compile into an intermediate language that is common among multiple languages (C#, VB.Net, Java). Could the same be done for human language instead of trying to convert directly from language to language? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8vryzu/some_modern_computer_programming_languages/ 12 comments askscience
- Programming DNA to deliver cancer drugs - Engineers control cellular proteins with biological computing, by programming strands of DNA into switches that turn proteins on and off, which could lead to the development of new cancer therapies, as reported in the journal Nature Chemistry. http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2018/march/dna-computing-wilfred-chen-rebecca-chen-nature-chemistry/ 4 comments science
- Ever since I installed 2 extra sticks of ddr4 ram(each 4gb), I've gotten constant black screens while using my computer, after which my programs crash. In several cases blue screens of death have followed. Memtest86 hasn't indicated anything is wrong and wiping and reinstalling drivers hasn't helped https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/7o589x/ever_since_i_installed_2_extra_sticks_of_ddr4/ 5 comments techsupport
- I connect to a VPN for my work that reroutes all Internet through it when it's running (for all computers in the house, not just the one with the VPN program). If I go to a relative's house and connect to their WiFi, then run the VPN, would all of my relatives' Internet traffic would be logged, too? https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/7bxb48/i_connect_to_a_vpn_for_my_work_that_reroutes_all/ 11 comments techsupport
- [Kevin Pelton on handling claims of bias, players hating his work] “Like, when people will say, ‘Oh, you have the Clippers ahead of the Blazers because that’s classic big-market for L.A.’ No! It’s just an Excel program on my computer. It has no idea what the markets are!” https://soundcloud.com/washington-post/episode-75-espns-kevin-pelton 224 comments nba
- U.S.A's Nuclear Defense Program is run from Floppy Disks. What is incredibly scary is that this system runs on an IBM Series/1 Computer and uses 8-inch floppy disks. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/u-s-as-nuclear-defense-program-is-run-from-floppy-disks/ 5 comments technology
- BOINC is a program that lets you donate your idle computer time to science projects like SETI@home, Climateprediction.net, Rosetta@home, World Community Grid, and many others. http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php 3 comments reddit.com
- Joe Biden's pro-RIAA, pro-FBI voting record: Biden's legislation is the reason PGP was invented. He wanted to make it a federal felony to have your computer run "unauthorized programs". http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20080824/tc_cnet/83011357831002416338 558 comments technology