[dlf]

Have you read "Code" by Charles Petzold yet? I highly recommend you get ahold of this book. It's the quickest way to get to a solid understanding of the fundamentals of computer science and makes for an interesting read with all of the history laced in.

Check out Udacity too. I've been using it for about the past week or two and I refer it so much I'm starting to feel like I work for them.

[fuzzypickle]

Yes thanks to hacker news I have come to know about Udacity and can't wait to sign up for next terms CS101. I am always reading I can't seem to get enough... per your recommendation I'll definitely check it out.

[dlf]

Yeah, I just started doing the course way late, since I just recently heard about it myself. You can still access the materials. It might be good motivation to haul through everything in time for the final exam. That's what I'm trying to do.

The way it works is that if your final grade is higher without incorporating your homework grades, they just take your final exam as your grade for the class. This is nice because I'm turning in every homework late and getting a 0.

I don't care about the grades anyways. I like the structure of the instruction for learning. You should sign up and just rock through Unit 1 and see what you think of it. It goes fast at the beginning.