geohot/fromthetransistor resource

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A 12-week course outline by George Hotz teaching the full computing stack from transistors to web browsers, building a CPU, compiler, and OS from first principles. It is a rough educational roadmap rather than usable software.

Use cases

• learn how computers work from first principles
• build a CPU in Verilog
• write a C compiler from scratch
• self-study low-level systems programming
• understand the full stack from transistor to browser
• find a structured computer engineering curriculum

When to choose

• you want a project-based path through hardware, compilers, and OS fundamentals
• you prefer self-directed learning with concrete milestones
• you already know some programming and want to go low-level

When to avoid

• you need polished course materials, lectures, or graded exercises
• you want a maintained tool or library rather than an outline
• you are a complete beginner needing step-by-step guidance

Facets

learning-resource · maturity experimental

compiler interpreter programming-language developer-tools education tutorials computer-vision operating-systems compilers programming-languages hardware cross-platform python cpp curriculum computer-architecture verilog fpga cpu-design operating-systems compilers low-level-programming course-outline

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