#4 back to the (actual fr fr) basics
One of the things that bothered me a LOT about trying to learn tech is that a lot of the resources out there are geared towards getting a job. Like, I get it. But I'm not looking for a job, I just wanna learn cool shit and understand computers better.
Even stuff like CS50 is gonna be geared towards teaching you how to actually code, first, and that's a problem because if I don't understand how a machine actually runs code, then my brain is simply NOT gonna learn it.
I took a giant step back, then, and tried to find more info on computers in general, so I could actually understand how tech actually works, and would you look at that, I found the perfect way to do it: learning shit historically.
The crash course playlist is the actual place to start if you truly want to understand how shit works for real, instead of just how to make Hello World show up on screen. Finally someone found a way to explain to me how things went from basic logic gates to RAM, and CPUs, and made it make sense. No bullshit, no unnecessary complexities. Just. Here's how computers work.
It now makes a LOT more sense how things actually work, and WHY they work. The idea of levels of abstraction helps with the nesting of ideas, and it's life saver so you can wrap your head around things. In the end everything is just zeros and ones, but a block of zeros and ones that have a specific function is called X. A specific group of logic gates that do Y gets the name of Z.
For real. If you think computers are neat, wanna learn more but coding is way too high levels for you, this is the playlist you want.
In my books everyone should learn how things developed, and what actually is a CPU, and THEN learn to code.
Complete understanding or bust!!!!!!!! LOL
Jokes aside, great resource! If you want to learn how stuff works in their MOST BASIC AND ESSENTIAL, this is how you start.













