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Computer Science (Richard Buckland)

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A university-level introductory computer science lecture series by Richard Buckland, recorded at UNSW, running about 50 lectures from machine code up through software engineering. It is distributed free on YouTube.

Commenters call it a compelling starting point that covers the fundamentals in a way they say usually only a classroom provides.

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  1. Strongly recommendsdebacle2012in “Where to Start in Computer Science?”

    Start with Richard Buckland's lectures on Computer Science on YouTube.

    ~50 1-2 hour lectures starting from machine code all the way up to software engineering, told by a genial, honest, and passionate man with a likable accent.

    Not only will you want to continually keep watching them (because they are compelling), but you will probably watch some of them more than once (because they cover the fundamentals in a way that you really only get in a classroom).

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