by asicsp on 11/24/22, 1:54 PM
by bdg on 11/24/22, 1:54 PM
Whenever sites like this pop up, the really valuable thing to me is finding a book that's a synthesis of two topics. I can find many specific books with code examples here for things like financial maths, portfolio management, etc.
by opnitro on 11/24/22, 1:56 PM
Seeing Data-Centric Introduction to Computing (
https://dcic-world.org)
It's written by Shriram Krishnamurthi, who is a really interesting researcher who cares quite a lot about CS education.
by b800h on 11/24/22, 2:32 PM
If this is just a link to a bunch of PDFs, then presumably PDF malware is an issue here. I would have thought computer books would be a fine vector to choose if you were trying to compromise websites and business systems.
by teddyh on 11/24/22, 1:52 PM
by PerryTheWIzz on 11/24/22, 2:12 PM
Is there any comparable resource that also (explicitly) includes copyrighted material? I believe a curated list containing the "cream of the crop" of a specific domain would be an excellent resource for anyone starting out.
by meigwilym on 11/24/22, 2:04 PM
> In other words, this site DOES NOT contain any actual content of the books or lecture notes listed in this site.
> Therefore, this website is as legal as search results of any search engines like Google, Yahoo, etc.
It's worth pointing out that this site may link to copyrighted material.
by falcor84 on 11/24/22, 3:43 PM
There's also freetechbooks.com , which is a database of links to actually Freely available / Open Access books , which includes the license information.
by andai on 11/24/22, 4:47 PM
What a cool website. Quite surreal to see fresh content presented in a mid-2000s style!
by Ptchd on 11/24/22, 4:47 PM
by underlines on 11/24/22, 5:47 PM
I prefer libgen for free computer books :)
by lr1970 on 11/24/22, 3:27 PM
I checked the OP link. Clicking on any category pops up an ad that needs to be explicitly "closed". It happens again and again as you navigate through the site. Annoying like hell.
by D4ckard on 11/24/22, 5:59 PM
Content littered with ads can not be considered free.
The difference from traditionally paid content is that customers pay with their attention and virtual purchasing power instead of spending money directly.
Nonetheless ads obviously allow access for all.