Hamim Ifty - IT Resources and Development Notes

Developer Communities & Discussion Forums

Essential Reddit communities for IT professionals and developers at all levels

r/ExperiencedDevs Senior developer discussions, career advice, and industry insights
r/sysadmin System administration community for IT infrastructure professionals
r/programming General programming discussions, news, and best practices
r/netsec Network security, vulnerabilities, and cybersecurity discussions
r/blueteamsec Defensive security, incident response, and blue team operations

IT News & Technical Resources

Stay updated with the latest technology news, discussions, and live development streams

News Sources

Hacker News Tech startup news, programming discussions, and industry trends
Lobsters Computing-focused community with high-quality technical discussions
Slashdot Technology news aggregator with user discussions and commentary
The Register - Security IT security news, analysis, and enterprise technology coverage

Live Development Streams

Twitch - Software Development Live coding streams, tutorials, and developer collaboration

Discord Communities

Join specialized Discord servers for real-time collaboration and learning:

Demoscene Community

Connect with digital artists, programmers, and musicians creating audiovisual presentations and demos.

Additional Discord server invites and communities available - contact for specific links

Essential Development Tools & Resources

Learning & Reference Sites

Julia Evans Excellent programming tutorials, zines, and technical explanations
The Daily WTF Curious programming practices and software development horror stories
Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2022 Annual survey insights into developer trends and technologies
TIOBE Programming Language Index Monthly rankings of programming language popularity

Student Resources

GitHub Student Developer Pack Free developer tools and services for students
GitHub Awesome Lists Curated lists of awesome frameworks, libraries, and software
CSC Jupyter Notebooks Free Jupyter, Keras, Pandas environment for OAMK students

Development Tools

FreshRSS Self-hosted RSS/Atom feed aggregator
Lazy Git Simple terminal UI for git commands
Developer Tool Tips Practical tips for browser developer tools

Security & Analysis Tools

Essential tools for cybersecurity professionals and security-conscious developers

Ghidra NSA's reverse engineering suite of tools
Traficom Security Newsletters Information security alerts and vulnerability notifications
VirusTotal Free malware analysis service
Privacy Tests Browser privacy testing with default settings
Linux Hardening Guide Comprehensive guide to securing Linux systems
Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool Tool for creating and analyzing threat models

Programming Learning Resources

Interactive Learning

Nandgame Build computer from NAND gates
TIS-100 Assembly programming game
Bitburner Cyberpunk incremental RPG

Free Learning Platforms

Automate the Boring Stuff Python automation tutorials
Linux Journey Free Linux learning path

Professional Development Resources

Industry Insights

OAMK Expert Interviews IT professionals sharing experiences (Finnish)
Chaos Computer Club Events Security conferences and events blog
Agile Manifesto Foundational principles of agile development

Technical References

Internet Search Tips Advanced search techniques and strategies
Best Paper Awards Collection 30 years of computer science conference awards
Unix Philosophy Foundational principles of Unix system design
Command Line Interface Guidelines Best practices for CLI design

O'Reilly Online Library

Access through OAMK library with your students.oamk.fi email

Registration Link: https://libguides.oulu.fi/oreilly

Essential Software Development Books

The Pragmatic Programmer Your journey to mastery
Code Complete Software construction best practices
Design Patterns Elements of reusable object-oriented software
Designing Data-Intensive Applications Building reliable, scalable systems
Clean Code Fundamentals Writing readable, maintainable code
Clean Architecture Software structure and design guide
Modern Software Engineering Building better software faster
Algorithms: 24-part Lecture Series Comprehensive algorithms course
Fundamentals of Software Architecture Engineering approach to software architecture

Browser Extensions for Privacy & Security

Essential browser extensions to improve privacy, security, and productivity

uBlock Origin

Advanced ad blocker and privacy protection

Cookie AutoDelete

Automatically delete cookies when tabs close

Bitwarden

Open-source password manager

uBlacklist

Block unwanted sites from search results

Consent-O-Matic

Automatically handle cookie consent forms

Technical Articles & Guides

Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Time Common misconceptions about time in programming
Do Not Use Secrets in Environment Variables Better practices for handling secrets
SSH Tunneling Visual Guide Visual guide to SSH tunneling and port forwarding
Real-time Communication Comparison WebSockets vs SSE vs Long-Polling vs WebRTC vs WebTransport
50 Years of Xerox Alto How we're still living in the Alto's world