Links

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Video Lectures by Hal Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman - a MUST SEE videos. If you don't have a broadband connection, ask someone with one to download them and burn them to CD-Rs, or something. This is something that will make you a better programmer.

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs BOOK by Hal Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman - a MUST READ book. This is the online version of the recommended book from the syllabus.

cygwin - Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows. It consists of two parts: A DLL (cygwin1.dll) which acts as a Linux emulation layer providing substantial Linux API functionality. A collection of tools, which provide Linux look and feel. (this is the thing that has flex, bison, gcc, and just about any GNU compiler/interpreter there is)

slashdot.org - Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters.