Computer Science Field Guide
interactive textbook
A full introductory CS textbook with an interactive widget wherever one helps — compression, error correction, complexity, cryptography. Written for school but perfectly usable as a refresher.
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how this can help
Reading, except it stops and makes you do something before it continues. Good for working through a whole topic rather than one idea.
what it covers
Filed under Computer Science. Algorithms and machines, running slowly enough to watch.
who put it here
Built by University of Canterbury.
On the desk since 7 September 2026. what Staffroom has sent it.
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