#529: Computer Science from Scratch

A lot of people building software today never took the traditional CS path. They arrived through curiosity, a job that needed automating, or a late-night itch to make something work. This week, David Kopec joins me to talk about rebuilding computer science for exactly those folks, the ones who learned to program first and are now ready to understand the deeper ideas that power the tools they use every day. Episode sponsors Sentry Error Monitoring, Code talkpython26 NordStellar Talk Python Courses Links from the show David Kopec : davekopec.com Classic Computer Science Book : amazon.com Computer Science from Scratch Book : computersciencefromscratch.com Computer Science from Scratch at NoStartch (CSFS30 for 30% off) : nostarch.com Watch this episode on YouTube : youtube.com Episode deep-dive : talkpython.fm/529 Episode transcripts : talkpython.fm Theme Song: Developer Rap 🥁 Served in a Flask 🎸 : talkpython.fm/flasksong ---== Don't be a stranger ==--- YouTube : youtube.com/@talkpython Bluesky : @talkpython.fm Mastodon : @talkpython@fosstodon.org X.com : @talkpython Michael on Bluesky : @mkennedy.codes Michael on Mastodon : @mkennedy@fosstodon.org Michael on X.com : @mkennedy

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#529: Computer Science from Scratch is an episode from Talk Python To Me - Python conversations for passionate developers by Michael Kennedy.

This episode is 77:00 long.

This episode was published on Dec 3, 2025.

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