Author: Alex

  • Self-Study Resources: Mathematics

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    A working collection of mathematics resources. Book links lead to Amazon, but none include an affiliate ID. Libgen, Z-Library, etc. might be your friend. Discrete Mathematics Books Pre-Algebra Books Proof-Writing Books Videos Algebra, Precalculus, & Trigonometry Books Calculus Books Videos Differential Equations Books Partial Differential Equations Books Linear Algebra Books Videos Probability & Statistics Books…

  • Notes: A Brief History Of Programming Languages

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    This article was derived from an interview by Lex Fridman, of Brian Kernighan, professor of computer science at Princeton University and co-author of the C programming language. During the interview, Fridman asks Kernighan to “take on the impossible task” of giving a brief history of programming languages. Kernighan’s answer is reproduced below (with some edits for structure and…