http://icodeinc.com/blog programming, algorithms, computer security, systems engineering hacks. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:00:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Joel Spolsky (author of Joel on Software) gave a talk at the Department of Computer Science at Yale. The script is an interesting read: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. http://icodeinc.com/blog/?p=406 These lectures are given by Douglas Crockford who is a senior JavaScript Architect at Yahoo!. He is well known for his work in introducing JavaScript Object Notation First four lectures are on the basics of language: JavaScript Video Lecture Part I JavaScript Video Lecture Part II JavaScript Video Lecture Part III JavaScript Video Lecture Part ... http://icodeinc.com/blog/?p=385 Course Description This course teaches techniques for the design and analysis of efficient algorithms, emphasizing methods useful in practice. Topics covered include: sorting; search trees, heaps, and hashing; divide-and-conquer; dynamic programming; amortized analysis; graph algorithms; shortest paths; network flow; computational geometry; number-theoretic algorithms; polynomial and matrix calculations; caching; and parallel computing. http://academicearth.org/courses/introduction-to-algorithms http://icodeinc.com/blog/?p=382 Course Description This course covers topics on the engineering of computer software and hardware systems: techniques for controlling complexity; strong modularity using client-server design, virtual memory, and threads; networks; atomicity and coordination of parallel activities; recovery and reliability; privacy, security, and encryption; and impact of computer systems on society. It also ... http://icodeinc.com/blog/?p=381 Course description: Introduction to Computer Science I is a first course in computer science at Harvard College for concentrators and non-concentrators alike. More than just teach you how to program, this course teaches you how to think more methodically and how to solve problems more effectively. As such, its lessons are ... http://icodeinc.com/blog/?p=380