I have been trying to collect and keep track of my favorite
pastime websites for a long time. As part of this initiative, I have composed
the below list. It is a mix of technical and non-technical stuff which have
given me inspiration to write blogs and fodder to my thought process. You are
also welcome to share your lists and observations.
Date: Mar 26, 2014
a. 1. LinkedIn
– Apart from standard features like professional networking, posts and interest
groups, the new features like – Influencers, and Pulse help you to further
streamline your feeds and keep track of your interest areas constantly. It has
overtaken my Facebook usage time drastically in the past three to four months.
b. 2. Youtube
a. Saurabhschool – Best place
to learn complex data structures and algorithms with lucid explanation and
examples.
b. ‘Oru
thedi – Oru Seidhi’ – This section of the Tamil channel – Vikatan Web TV
provides simple digest of inspiring stories every day to start your day with
positive note and a capsule of knowledge along with a cup of coffee in the
morning.
c. 3. Online
courses
b. Coursera – Covers various topics including
evolving fields like Data Science, mobile platform, bioinformatics, etc. Also
you can pursue courses related to other fields such as business management,
music, etc. All courses are provided by professors from highly reputed institutions
like Stanford, Princeton, Rice, John Hopkins, etc. The course structure and
delivery gives a classroom experience tailored for working professional
lifestyle. Moreover, it is free!
Some
of my favorite courses
i.
Algorithms by Prof. Kevin Wayne and
Prof. Robert Sedgewick
ii.
An introduction to Interactive
programming in Python by Prof. Joe Warren & others.
iii.
Specialization courses on Mobile cloud
computing with android.
c. Lynda.com – Provides video
tutorials with work out exercises on hot technical topics. The attractive
feature of this paid web site is that we are provided transcripts along with
the video, which is easy to go through and take notes. Some of favorite courses
i.
Git Essential Training
ii.
Design Patterns
d. 4. My
favorite java blog - http://javarevisited.blogspot.com/
I admire the way blogger constantly
updates on various features and issues of Java and Object Oriented concepts.
His write-ups are meticulous and to the point. The associative pattern of the blog
structure drives the concept to home for the reader.
e. 5. My
daily dose of tech news are supplied by
a. At
home - https://www.yahoo.com/tech
b. During
commutation – Google’s Play Newsstand app which fetches me tech section of
Forbes Latest News and The New York Times.
f. 6. Also
the ‘On this day…’ section of the Wikipedia main page quenches
my thirst of learning about various battles, the strategies adopted by the
commanders, the technologies used, etc.
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