What are the best communities on Stack Exchange for a student in FdSc Applied computing to join?  I will be learning C#, C++, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL, PHP and hopefully more stuff. I will also touch cyber security and system analysis. I'm on my first year.
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There seems to be more than a few computer science/programming Stack Exchange networks (is that the correct term?). Stack Overflow, being the first, has by far the most users, questions, and answers.  What is the reasoning for creating the others, and are there clear guidelines for which kinds of questions should be posted? I can see a large amount of potential overflow, many cases of people not getting a good answer to their question, because the person who has the answer isn't browsing that particular network at the moment.  I understand that they were probably created for organizational purposes, but wouldn't it almost make more sense to just have them as categories under Stack Overflow, keep them separated but still connected, instead of making people have to create multiple 'account's, one for each network?  I am sure there was a very good reason to break them up, but as someone that is new to SE, it can be somewhat intimidating to decide which one to post in to ensure you get a good answer. For example, if I am a computer science student, my first instinct might to be to post in the computer science network, until I see that it literally has 1% of the users as the Stack Overflow network, which still seems to be for programming/computer science related questions.  So my second instinct would then to be to post it into the Stack&nbsp;Overflow site on the basis that I have a significantly higher chance of my question being seen and getting a good answer. Then I notice that there is also a 'programmers' network, and I don't even begin to know where that fits in. I, and I am assuming most people, will probably just post on Stack&nbsp;Overflow to be safe.  My question is, other than the short little description blurb of each one, is there a clear cut set of guidelines which what each network is intended for, what kinds of questions should go to each one, and is anything being done to encourage people to post in these newer, smaller (more specialized?) networks as opposed to just posting in big daddy Stack Overflow?  Now again, this is for computer science/programming/"why isn't this code doing what I want?" related questions, I am not saying that if I had a question about Linux or WordPress or something I would have the same confusion.
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Is C# a good choice for Ubuntu programming? For example, Unity, or applications that will run on Ubuntu? Am I doing good wanting to learn C# when I'm determined to stick with Ubuntu and develop on it or for it? If not, can you give me reasons why? And which languages would be better than C# for Ubuntu development? I already know C, C++, Java (basics), PHP, MySQL, and Python. I like to learn new stuff, but stuff that worth my time. Is C# worth my time?  If C# is worth my time, here's what I have done and what I need: I installed all mono packages I could find on the Ubuntu standard repositories. Now I want a good tutorial to get me started. I'm a complete noob with C# so a basic tutorial and how to compile run under Ubuntu 12.04 would be great.
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It seems that Geometric Complexity Theory requires much knowledge of pure maths such as algebraic geometry, representation theory.   While I am a CS student and do NOT have classes of very abstract and pure mathematics, I am interested in this program.  Is there a list of "minimum knowledge" for learning this theory ?     This list includes lecture notes of CS or math departments, surveys of any journal or conferences, and text books of pure math.  [EDIT: Added later] Thank you for your comments.  General theory of computing: I read Sipser's book with the title "Introduction to the Theory of Computation"  Complexity Theory :In particular, I am interested in concrete models for lower bounds of complexity. Thus I read the part of the "concrete lower bounds" in Arora-Barak's text book. I also have basic knowlede in the several chapers of the communication complexity book written by Nisan.  Basic Mathematics : I have learnt about proof-based linear algebra such as general definition of the vector space etc and precicely argument of calculas based on epsilon-delta argument.   Algebra: I have learned about definition and examples of group, ring, and field. I had a class for cs students, and have not learned about general thoery of this algebraic systems.
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What are the areas where graph theory can be applied?  Cause I wonder what applications this have on the real world.  Does it solve certain problems and stuff?  Areas such as communication networks and coding in IT, genomics, computation, and scheduling in operations research
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What are some good condensed matter physics books that can fill the gap between Ashcroft &amp; Mermin and research papers? Suggestions for any specialized topics (such as superconductivity, CFT, topological insulators) are welcomed.
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Do you know a good source to learn how to design SQL solutions?  Beyond the basic language syntax, I'm looking for something to help me understand:   What tables to build and how to link them How to design for different scales (small client APP to a huge distributed website) How to write effective / efficient  / elegant SQL queries
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What are the best textbooks to read for the mathematical background you need for modern physics, such as, string theory?  Some subjects off the top of my head that probably need covering:   Differential geometry, Manifolds, etc. Lie groups, Lie algebras and their representation theory. Algebraic topology.
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I am fairly new to Force.com development (less than a year). I did not learn it from the ground up. So I think it will be good to study for the developer exam to strengthen my basics and improve my overall knowledge of Force.com + it will be great to have this certification.  Now it's surprising that there is not a lot of great information on the web about how to go about obtaining this certification. Most other major certifications have dedicated study guide books available but there are few for Force.com and I don't think any of them are official.   The official page has little information. The Study guide gives a broad description of the topics in the test.   I see a lot of the esteemed members are here certified developers. I think if you guys could give us a little information, hints/tips and some advice on how to prepare for this exam, it will really be of great help. Also is DEV401 required/helpful?  Also if we could get recommendations for great resources(books, online training etc) and practice tests it will be awesome.
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I was asked to read about Graph Theory. First got the book "Graph Theory with Applications" by Bondy and Murty. As a Computer Science student its becoming difficult to read and understand. Then I started reading "Graph Theory-Modeling, Applications and Algorithms" by Agnarsson and Greenlaw. They presented the same topics little bit easier but from a different point of view. I found the definitions are bit different. But they essentially mean the same.  I am looking for some books on Graph Theory for a Computer Science student from a beginner point of view. I am looking for books like "Graph Theory-Modeling, Applications and Algorithms".
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I have programmed with WPF for more than a year. When I started there weren't so many examples and guidelines to follow, now the situation is much more better.  I would like to ask you some help in listing the best WPF (open) source code examples or projects that you suggest to study in order to learn more about project structure, best practices, etc.  Thank you, Marco
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Related:   I know I must describe my past and current research in my personal/research statement or statement of purpose. But do I use technical terms?  I was given the advice that since the people reading my statement are mathematicians (I am applying to US for applied mathematics), they should know what I am talking about.  Although I am applying to applied mathematics, it would also be nice to hear from other fields (biology, computer science, engineering etc) about this.
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Stuff like polls, recommendations based on subjective constraints, puzzles, webcomics etc. do not belong on the serious main SE sites, where professionals should be considered at work and having just a few spare minutes ("code's compiling") to answer questions, so they should not be distracted by such things. However, I'd also like to have a home for these things still using the SE engine. For the reason I mentioned before, this needs to be a separate place though. Let's call it four.[sitename-here].com.
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This question was just posted to SO:    The OP admits right off the bat that the question is "more of a career question", which is very clearly off-topic. But I could not match one of our off-topic reasons to this question because they are all too specific:   Questions about general computing hardware and software are off-topic for Stack Overflow unless they directly involve tools used primarily for programming. You may be able to get help on Super User. Questions concerning problems with code you've written must describe the specific problem and include valid code to reproduce it. See SSCCE.org for guidance. Questions asking for code must demonstrate a minimal understanding of the problem being solved. Include attempted solutions, why they didn't work, and the expected results. See also: Stack Overflow question checklist Questions on professional server, networking, or related infrastructure administration are off-topic for Stack Overflow unless they directly involve programming or programming tools. You may be able to get help on Server Fault. Questions asking us to recommend or find a tool, library or favorite off-site resource are off-topic for Stack Overflow as they tend to attract opinionated answers and spam. Instead, describe the problem and what has been done so far to solve it. This question belongs on another site in the Stack Exchange network Other (add a comment explaining what is wrong)    Other can obviously be made to work for any situation, but the question was so far from on-topic that I wasn't really sure how to begin ("wha... you... can't you read?" just didn't seem to fit with the spirit of the new close reasons). Perhaps we need a more general off-topic reason, or at least some language I could copy/paste into the other reason?  As-is, I weant with "primarily opinion-based" which, in this case, seemed to fit just fine.
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What kind of recommendations do you have for a very good source to learn Galois Theory? Is there any Atiyah-MacDonald-type book on Galois theory? What is your opinion on the chapters from Lang, and Dummit and Foote?
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I am taking a course in Mathematical Methods for physicsPhysics (Junior Level).   We are working from   > Mathematical Methods for physicists, George B.Arfken .    I just need online resources covering ( Matrices, Determinants, Vector Analysis, Tensors and differential forms and Vector spaces...etc) to study and understand from.
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I'm a computer science major and like many of us we have to take two additional sciences. These two additional science courses are in addition to three semesters of calculus,two semesters of physics, and one semester each of linear algebra and discrete math.  I could take the easy way out and take an algebra based astronomy course, but I want the most bang for my buck as it relates to my major.What other types of math classes should I take? I do enjoy math a lot and have always done well.
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I am currently doing some electronics and microcontroller programming, and I have a couple of questions to ask the people here.    Most of the questions are regarding wiring on breadboards and components.    On which of the websites (Stack Overflow, Server Fault, or Super User) should I ask these particular questions?