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How To Benefit From Computer Science

Replacing Workers with AI Is a Big Mistake

Published on August 1, 2024 by Hemanth

A cartoon hamster that is running inside a whee says "I am powering the AI revolution".
Many organisations apparently did not get the memo!
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The Simple Math Behind Image Rotation

Published on March 15, 2024 by Hemanth

The Math Behind Image Rotation - A grid of 9 square blocks arranged in a 3x3 grid. Each block is numbered and has a unique color. On the right, the same block has been rotated 90 degrees in the clockwise direction. An question mark in the middle asks how to do this.
Featuring an old-school game-development algorithm!
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The Fractal Tree

Published on August 6, 2023 by Hemanth

Fractal App Generator - Fractal Tree - A beautiful mathematical tree that is created through recursion of forking a line recursively into two based on an input angle
A recursive algorithm that lets you generate nature-like art!
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How To Read The Future Of Large Language Models

Published on July 16, 2023 by Hemanth

How To Read The Future Of Large Language Models - A whiteboard style image displaying the following text "The future of LLMs"
Your new boss is an LLM. Would you work?
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Cracking The Code: How Salt & Pepper Secure Passwords

Published on April 14, 2023 by Hemanth

Cracking The Code: How Salt & Pepper Secure Passwords - An illustration showing the text "How Does Password Security Work?" In between the words 'password' and 'security', there seems to be an open lock.
This essay features a technical intro to password security. It covers technical topics like salt and pepper in simple terms!
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How To Use Video Games To Solve Scientific Problems

Published on December 26, 2022 by Hemanth

How To Use Video Games To Solve Scientific Problems - An illustration showing a video game controller connected to a television screen. On the screen, you can see a brain shaped figure, inside of which a puzzle is being solved. Below this figure, the following word is written in bold: "Science".
You can use video games to solve scientific problems AND save your job from artificial intelligence. Intrigued? Read the essay to learn how!
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How To Really Understand Recursion

Published on June 30, 2022 by Hemanth

How To Really Understand Recursion - An illustration of four recursive dolls, where the biggest doll on the left opens up to reveal a smaller doll. This doll in turn opens up to reveal an even smaller doll, and so on. Three dolls from left to right are drawn using pink and black dual colour tones. On the extreme right, the last doll uses inversed pink and black colour tones. Below the dolls, the text "RECURSION" is written in all pink, except "N", which is in black.
Recursion is one of those computer science concepts that drives students crazy and makes programmers drool. But most recursion turorials mislead you!
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How To Really Understand And Benefit From Abstractions

Published on June 23, 2022 by Hemanth

How To Really Understand And Benefit From Abstractions - An illustration of a coffee machine, where Coffee beans, milk, and sugar are provided as input on top, and coffee comes out as output as it drips into the coffee mug.
To benefit from abstractions, you need to understand them first. Abstractions power every piece of technology we use. They simplify complex systems!
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How To Benefit From Computer Science In Real Life? (III)

Published on June 15, 2022 by Hemanth

How To Benefit From Computer Science In Real Life? (III) - An illustration showing a catlogue search window that allows the user to search based on "title", "author", "topic", and "publication". The mouse pointer seems to be hovering hover the "search" button. To the right of the "search" button is the "cancel" button.
Learn how to benefit from computer science to solve sort and search problems in real life. Also included is an introduction to the modern random stow method!
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How To Benefit From Computer Science In Real Life (II)

Published on June 14, 2022 by Hemanth

How To Benefit From Computer Science In Real Life (II) - An illustration that shows a cheap supermarket named 'ELCHEAPO' on the left and an expensive supermarket named 'ELITO' on the right. Somewhere in between the supermarkets is a stick figure that is struggling to decide. 'ELCHEAPO' is 5 kilometres away from the stick figure, whereas 'ELITO' is just 200 metres away.
Learn how to benefit from computer science via the time-space-money trade-off (AKA resource trade-off) to unclutter complicated decision processes in real life!
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