nkroker / CS-Study-Plan

CS-Study-Plan

Read

• Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
  • http://multimedia.ucc.ie/Public/training/cycle1/algorithms-in-python.pdf
  • https://www.amazon.com/Structures-Algorithms-Python-Michael-Goodrich/dp/1118290275
• Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
  • https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882
• Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
  • https://www.amazon.com/Code-Complete-Practical-Handbook-Construction/dp/0735619670
• Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions
  • https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Coding-Interview-Programming-Questions/dp/0984782850

Practice

• Leetcode
• HackerRank

Learn

• Discrete Maths
  • https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-042j-mathematics-for-computer-science-fall-2010/
• Linear Algebra
  • https://www.udacity.com/course/linear-algebra-refresher-course--ud953
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK3O402wf1c&list=PLE7DDD91010BC51F8
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/math/linear-algebra
  • https://cs.brown.edu/video/channels/coding-matrix-fall-2014/
• Git and GitHub
  • https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-use-git-and-github--ud775
• Front End Web Development
  • https://www.coursera.org/learn/html-css-javascript-for-web-developers
  • https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-html-and-css--ud304
• Systems Design
  • https://github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer
  • https://www.hiredintech.com/classrooms/system-design/lesson/55

Create

• AR Project
• freeCodeCamp
• Finish up OkGo
• Contribute to Open Source Projects
  • http://www.firsttimersonly.com/

Useful References

• Google Technical Development Guide
• Salary.Sg - Top Paying Companies in SG for CompSci
• Coding Interview University
• Arden Dertat's List of Programming Interview Questions

Reddit Threads

• 17 years old heading into College - What things should I focus on if I aspire to become a Software Developer?
• Which online course or book helped in your growth the most as a developer?
• My journey and tips: 2.9 GPA at a no-name liberal arts college with 1 mediocre internship —> 4 FTE offers including FB
• Practice algorithms and data structures (and prep for coding interviews) with interactive coding challenges in Python

Medium Articles

• Google Interview Experience by Singaporean Student
• Learn to Code in 2017 - Useful resources for learning front end web development