“We are assuming here that the user is competent. In reality this is always false. Users are very dumb and will do weird things.”
Intro to Computer Programming Professor (via mathprofessorquotes)
The thing about programming is that it teaches you that you can flip-flop between feeling like a genius and an idiot considerably faster than you ever expected.
(via fyeahcode)
me: *has 30 million things to do before Monday*
me: *has project that is worth half of my grade due in a week*
me: *has three tests that are the last grades of the marking period next week*
me, dissociating: yeah come over we can watch bojack horseman
all these studying tips saying ‘stay away from your computer’ and ‘use these apps to control the sites you can access’ and I just keep thinking
i’m a computer science major
I have to use programs to write code
I have to check websites
how exactly am I supposed to do that and still get work done
concentrate on becoming your best self rather than trying to be somebody else
For anyone in need of some life advice:
Live every day of your life in a way that brings you closer to becoming Iron Man.
People think coding / debugging means highly concentrated furious typing, but mostly it’s just angrily staring at the screen for long periods of time waiting for the problem to solve itself
Hey buddies guess what??
I’ve brought you some awesome links that I have for learning how to code, computer science posts, and also various things about hacking. :p
CODING / COMPUTER SCIENCE
www.udemy.com
The best free and paid classes on the web. This is my go to site for learning something new.
app.pluralsight.com
$40 a month but the courses are top tier. You might find a free trial from microsoft dev essentials…
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
Free MIT courses with video lectures, notes, and resources!!!
https://www.codecademy.com/learn
Perhaps the most famous site for learning how to code, this is must have for any aspiring computer scientist, web dev, or programmer. A smooth UI, dozens of courses, APIs, and fun quizzes if you decide to cough up a bit of money. $19 is crazy dirt cheap compared to some $200 courses out there on the web.
https://thenewboston.com/
Dubbed by its creator as the social network for programmers, TNB is a hotbed of hundreds of video tutorials for programming and computer science, as well as other disciplines like cooking.
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/codingground.htm
Another crazy important site for anyone serious about programming. You can find online terminals, IDEs, and tutorials for almost every popular language out there, from oCaml to lisp
http://codecombat.com/
Geared towards children, this is a good introudction to programming thinking and helps a younger audience get into the problem solving mindset.
http://www.codewars.com/dashboard
For users with some coding experience, codewars offers hundreds of challenges in various languages and help them build up their skills. Perfect for intermediate to master programmers.
https://www.codingame.com/start
This site is a bit geared towards new coders, it’s still fun and helps a ton in developing confidence.
http://jonisalonen.com/
Random blog that discusses some concepts regarding computer science. Worth a read if you’re ever lost and wanna just reflect on something.
http://howtonetwork.net/
https://www.howtonetwork.com/
Both the old and new sites are still up and provide their services for learning IT skills.
http://www.freeprogrammingresources.com/
RESOURCES FOR COMPILERS, DATABASES, FORUMS, and SO MUCH MORE TAKE A LOOK.
http://www.hloom.com/modern-resume-templates/
What good is a programmer if they can’t make a good resume to show off their skills? With these helpful templates you can impress your potential employer.
http://freecomputerbooks.com/
I haven’t used this so be cautious. Has a lot of ebooks.
http://i.imgur.com/i3jtrA0.jpg
Web development cheat sheet.
http://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=626170
Awesome intro to programming with links to projects.
http://www.elithecomputerguy.com/
Eli has a blog and also videos for various things.
http://www.net130.com/ccie/tech/Sybex%20-%20Cisco%20CCIE%20Book.pdf
CCIE book. Not sure if it’s open source. I’ll remove this link if requested.
https://www.codeschool.com/
pay money, learn to code. seems legit.
http://www.python-forum.org/
A forum for Python usrers! There are only a few sections but there are enough posts on here so if you haev a question, it might have already been asked.
http://www.dreamincode.net/
Another sweet forum that covers multiple topics.
http://forums.devshed.com/
A really popular forum! Lots of languages and users, dozens of topics.
http://www.codingforums.com/
Another large forum, perfect for any use.
http://www.programmingforums.org/
A freaking large factory of forums you will never find the same post twice.
http://www.gamedev.net/page/index.html
Lots of forums, jobs, and helpful resources all geared towards game development.
http://stackoverflow.com/
The most famous one imo. Be wary friend, don’t let your CS teacher find this in your browser history.
http://forum.codecall.net/
Resources, forums, tutorials, blow yourself out here.
https://openhatch.org/
Has some training missions and other stuff. Helps you find projects to work on.
https://codefights.com/
Put your skills to the test against AI or humans.
www.datacamp.com
Like big data? Well this site teaches you Python, the numpy library, and R.
https://www.edx.org/
Full of courses for anything.
http://www.exactas.org/modules/UpDownload/store_folder/1_-_COMPUTACION/Jonathan%20Bartlett%20-%20Programming%20From%20The%20Ground%20Up.pdf
handy book on progrmaming.
HACKING
http://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/
This is one of the BEST websites to learn about security and you can follow tutorials by real hackers and members of the IT field. With a strong community full of experienced authors, you will either flourish by using proper grammar or be mocked for asking “how do i hack gmail??”
www.hackerhighschool.org/home.html
PERFECT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN CYBERSECURITY BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO START. I CANNOT STRESS HOW AWESOME THIS SITE IS.
allison.com
ANOTHER PERFECT SITE FOR LEARNING ANYTHING
http://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/links-help-you-hacking-0162359/
Small collection of resources for educating yourself on internet security.
http://directory.umm.ac.id/Networking%20Manual/Networking%20For%20Dummies%207%20Ed%202004.pdf
A must read for anyone with a desire to get into IT
http://cli.learncodethehardway.org/book/
Crash course on Command line.
https://www.cybrary.it/
Great if you cannot afford pricy online classes. Instructors know what they are talking about and despite a few poor quality videos, you will be supplied with helpful resources and forums.
https://evilzone.org/
One of the better forums out there for learning. Delve into it at your own risk.
https://v3rmillion.net/
ROBLOX hacking, general exploits, or just normal discussions. Roblox helped put me on my path to coding and I love how every day, millions of kids are being taught the ability of coding thanks to its studio.
https://www.hackthissite.org/pages/index/index.php
Lessons, challenges, forums, and resources all bundled in a site to hone your pentest skills.
http://www.enigmagroup.org/
Like hackthissite, but with a different UI
https://www.hellboundhackers.org/
Read the above
https://pentest-tools.com/home
Free pentest tools. Don’t use it for anything wrong.
https://www.defcon.org/
Hehe..we are in defcon 4..
https://picoctf.com/learn
Capture the Flag learning site. Amazing imo.
http://overthewire.org/wargames/
Another war games site. You get various challenges that are fun to solve ^.^
http://hakipedia.com/index.php/Hakipedia
Wikipedia but for security.
http://smashthestack.org/
Wargames.
http://www.wablab.com/
Compete against IT pros. Git rekt code-bug
http://academy.ehacking.net/courses/computer-hacking-forensics-investigation/
Explore this site a bit.
https://www.ethicalhacker.net/features/book-reviews/the-basics-of-rootkits-leave-no-trace
The link kinda gives it away.
https://github.com/mrrrgn/simple-rootkit/blob/master/README.md
Fun little project.
http://www.fuzzysecurity.com/tutorials.html
Professional blog that has tutorials and highly detailed information.
https://www.corelan.be/index.php/2009/07/19/exploit-writing-tutorial-part-1-stack-based-overflows/
Ahh read the above please!
https://trailofbits.github.io/ctf/index.html
A CTF guide. Pretty well written and has slides. Awesome resources. What else can I say?
http://www.securitysift.com/windows-exploit-development-part-1-basics/
Another swell blog.
http://www.thegreycorner.com/2010/01/beginning-stack-based-buffer-overflow.html
Woa..another..awesome blog..there are too many to count!
http://www.flexhex.com/docs/howtos/hex-editing.phtml
Hey kid? Wanna learn how to hex edit like a b0ss?
https://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-03/bh-us-03-willis-c/bh-us-03-willis.pdf
Nice little pdf for forensics.
www.greyhathacker.net
A blog that’s a bit dated but has useful information.
xeuhack.com
Dated but useful blog.
www.cybersecuritycourse.co
haven’t tried this yet but it has great reviews.
www.censys.io
Search engine for data scientists.
http://www.techexams.net/forums/off-topic/51719-best-security-websites.html
Best sites to learn from.
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/ebooks/
Awww yiss ebooks
http://bookboon.com/en/it-programming-ebooks
Might run into errors downloading books.
http://ebook-dl.com/
Full books that are virus free.
That’s all for now! Special thanks to everyone who suggested I make this!
Full-time Computer Science student, reader, and gamer with a comics addiction.
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