Computer Science

What is you want to study computer science, but can't affort university fees? Or, studied computer science a really long time ago and want to see what's changed? Or just like learning stuff? Well, lots of schools now post their lectures on YouTube, so its entirely possible to construct a zero cost "self driving degree", as long as you're good enough at Canva to make your own certificate at the end. Introduction First let's nail down some basics with Crash Course Computer Science. This covers some fundamental stuff like binary maths, logic gates, as well as providing a good overview of the history of computing in general. Databases The focus here isn't on SQL itself, there are lots of places to learn that. Instead, the focus here is how does a database actually work under the hood? That said, let's chuck in a quick SQL introduction anyway. freeCodeCamp.org's SQL for web developers course I will admit I didn't actually watch this one but I have recommended it to others who wanted to brush up on SQL. I made that recommendation on the basis of quite liking Lane Wagner's golang course (included below). CMU Introduction to Database Systems with Andy Pavlo…