Lec 1 | MIT 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Fall 2008

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters recommend it as a simple, direct entry point for beginners who want to learn computer science, not just programming.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

MIT OpenCourseWare

Topic

intro computer science

Format

course

Level

intro

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

4

Recommendation years in dataset

2010–2012

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Here's the MIT OCW index for EE and CS courses: [LINK] Here's the MIT OCW index for 6.00 w/ Grimson (2008): [LINK] Here's the first video lecture on YouTube: [VIDEO] I should mention this is a really good (IMHO) CS course that happens to use …

• Here is an MIT Course: Introduction To CS and Programming [VIDEO] Professor keeps everything simple and direct because this class is designed for beginners with no or little programming experience.

• I've really enjoyed watching the MIT 6.00 course (Introduction to Computer Science and Programming): [VIDEO] The Khan videos seem to be about programming instead of computer science.