Office Hours with David and Brian - 7 May 2020

Office hours are an opportunity for students online to ask questions about any of CS50's courses, questions about computer science, questions about programming, and the like. A course on algorithms https://www.coursera.org/learn/algorithms-part1 A course on cryptography https://www.coursera.org/learn/crypto A course on cybersecurity https://www.udacity.com/course/introduction-to-cybersecurity--ud1337 A course on digital circuits https://www.edx.org/course/computation-structures-part-1-digital-mitx-6-004-1x-0 A course on network security https://www.icsi.co.uk/courses/icsi-cnss-certified-network-security-specialist-covid-19 A course on security and cryptography https://missing.csail.mit.edu/2020/security/ To develop cybersecurity and IT skills https://www.cybrary.it A cybersecurity competition https://capturetheflag.withgoogle.com/ A cybersecurity symposium https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity20 A blog on cybersecurity https://www.schneier.com/ A blog on cybersecurity https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/zoom/ A collection of cybersecurity resources https://www.wicys.org/resources A website by David J. Malan https://cs.harvard.edu/malan/ A video on Bitcoin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4 ... Among today's questions: * What programming languages should I consider studying? * How do I choose which area of computer science to focus in? * How can I improve my efficiency while problem-solving? * What connections can be made between computer science and Architecture? * What courses or resources do you suggest as I continue learning computer science? * What changes to CS50 do you imagine happening in the next 5 or 10 years? * What courses are offered after CS50 at the Harvard Extension School? * What are some differences between in-person and online learning? * What are some ways to combine programming and mechanical engineering? * How do I become more comfy with HTML/CSS? * What would you suggest to someone interested in Data