StudentResources/README.md

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Introduction

This list consists of resources which have been useful whilst studying Computer Science at the University of Hull or in learning/administering Linux systems. We have also included other resources related to student discounts, career improvement, electronics and programming.

List originally comprised by @closebracket, visit his website here.

Student Discount / Free stuff

  1. Github Student Pack.
  2. Azure for Students.
  1. On the Hub - Free software for University of Hull Students
  2. Brian Tompsett Youtube Channel. Brian is a lecturer at University of Hull and has a long list of published works.
  3. The Yellow Book - A fantastic intro to C# from former Hull Lecturer, Rob Miles. He also has other publications available here.
  4. Rob Miles Youtube.
  5. CSBlogs - A collection of blogs from UoH staff, alumni and current students.
  6. Freeside Discord.
  7. #HullCSS Discord.
  8. Hull Gaming Society Discord.
  9. Hull Robotics Society Discord.
  1. For Entrepreneurs Only - Headquartered on UoH campus providing business mentoring and support.
  2. C4Di (Hull Based)
  3. Connected Humber Hardware Meetups
  4. Hull Central Library Makerspace

Student/Alumni Sites

  1. Antony Leons.
  2. Adam Boyne.
  3. Adam Tunnicliffe.
  4. Danny Brown.
  5. David Mortiboy.
  6. Edward Charles.
  7. Harry Gwinnell.
  8. Jacob Morris.
  9. James Croft.
  10. Nathaniel Read.
  11. Paul Adams.
  12. Richard Bamford.
  13. Sara Payne.
  14. Rob Crocombe.
  15. Lydia Bryan-Smith.
  16. Tom Fosdick.

Business / Career

  1. Google Campus (London Based)
  2. Barclays Eagle Labs (Nationwide)
  3. For Entrepreneurs Only - Headquartered on UoH campus providing business mentoring and support.
  4. C4Di (Hull Based)

Services

  1. Migadu.com - Unlimited cheap email for lots of domains.
  2. Github Pages
  3. Gitlab
  4. Matomo - Self hosted Google Analytics alternative.
  5. Wekan - Opensource Kanban.
  6. Shodan - Create an account with your University email address to get free membership.
  7. The Things Network

Software

  1. Atom Editor
  2. Jetbrains Editors.
  3. The Awesome Self-Hosted List - a list of open source projects which can be self-hosted. The list comprises an amazing range of fascinating tools and projects. Thanks to @starbeamrainbowlabs for pointing it out.
  4. Postman.
  5. Bashmarks
  6. Doctl
  7. The Big Warehouse - A collection of resources for programmers from @starbeamrainbowlabs.

Law and Standards

  1. W3 - Standards for web design and applications, devices, architecture, XML, web services and other technology.
  2. GDPR Compliance Checklist
  3. ICO Guide to GDPR
  4. Government overview of Data Protection

Learning Resources

  1. Math Talks to Blow Your Mind Playlist
  2. Data Structures Playlist.
  3. Harvard CS50x.
  4. NullByte (Youtube Channel).
  5. NumberPhile (Youtube Channel).
  6. Learn Electronics (Youtube Channel).
  7. Computerphile (Youtube Channel).
  8. Docker's Official Youtube.
  9. Brian Tompsett Youtube Channel. Brian is a lecturer at University of Hull and has a long list of published works.
  10. The Yellow Book - A fantastic intro to C# from former Hull Lecturer, Rob Miles. He also has other publications available here.
  11. Rob Miles Youtube .
  12. CSBlogs - A collection of blogs from UoH staff, alumni and current students.
  13. Kattis - Programming problems to help you improve your skills. Compete against staff/students.
  14. Code Academy - Improve your programming knowledge.
  15. Devdocs - Searchable developer docs
  16. Aweomesheet - CSS Generator
  17. Install LAMP on Ubuntu - Tutorial on installing LAMP on Ubuntu

Linux Distributions

  1. Ubuntu.
  2. Fedora.
  3. Arch.
  4. Kubuntu.
  5. Mint.
  6. Tails.

Cyber Security Resources

  1. Hackersploit (Youtube Channel) - 'hacking' without permission is illegal. Don't act without written consent.
  2. Capture the Flag Playlist. 'hacking' without permission is illegal. Don't act without written consent.
  3. Metasploit Introduction Playlist. 'hacking' without permission is illegal. Don't act without written consent.
  4. Ethical Hacking Introduction Playlist. 'hacking' without permission is illegal. Don't act without written consent.
  5. Python3 for Penetration Testing Playlist 'hacking' without permission is illegal. Don't act without written consent.
  6. Hunchly - The Only Web Capture Tool Designed For Online Investigations.
  7. Have I Been Pwned
  8. Authy
  9. GCHQ Cyberchef
  10. DuckDuckGo Smarter Encryption
  11. CIS Benchmarking - Benchmarking tools to protect your environment
  12. Cyber Essentials Certificaton
  13. Privacy Tools

Other interesting stuff

  1. How to install and configure VMWare VSphere Hypervisor on a Raspberry Pi
  2. Platform.uno - Multi platform applications, one code base.
  3. D Sharp Plus - An unofficial .NET wrapper for the Discord API