Study toolkit

Resources for computer science

Books, programming environments, and systems tools for building a durable technical foundation.

Academic writing and daily work
- Writing for Computer Science, Justin Zobel
- From Inquiry to Academic Writing, Greene
- The Sense of Style, Steven Pinker
- Learn LaTeX for technical writing.
- Learn Beamer for presentations.
Start programming
- Python: learn virtual environments, testing, linting, and formatting.
- Visual Studio Code: a capable editor for daily work.
- Git: essential version control and collaboration.
Build software in C++
- vcpkg: package and dependency management.
- CMake: build automation for C++.
- wxWidgets: desktop graphical interfaces.
Professional tools
- GNU toolchain: GCC, GDB, AR, and more.
- Make: low-level build automation.
- Vim: a powerful modal text editor.
Go deeper
- Study computer architecture, digital systems, and operating systems.
- Create a programming language with ANTLR, YACC, or Bison.
- Explore operating systems through Minix3 and OSDev.