comp.* hierarchy
The comp.* hierarchy is a major class of newsgroups in Usenet, containing all newsgroups whose name begins with "comp.", organized hierarchically.
comp.* groups discuss various computer, technology, and programming issues. Some groups can even offer peer-to-peer technical support.
Partial list of comp.* groups
Newsgroup | Topic |
comp.ai | artificial intelligence |
comp.bbs | Bulletin board system system discussion and advertisemtn |
comp.dcom.telecom | telecommunications systems |
comp.dsp | Digital signal processing |
comp.graphics.apps.photoshop | Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. |
comp.graphics.api.opengl | OpenGL |
comp.internet.services.wiki | Wikis |
comp.lang.asm.x86 | assembly language for x86-based computer systems. |
comp.lang.c | C programming language |
comp.lang.c++ | C++ programming language |
comp.lang.java.help | Java programming language help |
comp.lang.javascript | JavaScript programming language |
comp.lang.perl.misc | Perl programming language |
comp.lang.python | Python programming language |
comp.os.linux.misc | Linux operating system |
comp.os.minix | Minix operating system |
comp.programming | Miscellaneous discussion of programming |
comp.robotics.misc | All aspects of robots and their applications |
comp.robotics.research | Academic, government and industry research in robotics |
comp.software-eng | software engineering |
comp.soft-sys.matlab | MathWorks calculation and visualization package |
comp.sources.d | any computer sources |
comp.sources.wanted | Requests for software and bug fixes |
comp.theory | Theoretical computer science |
comp.theory.cell-automata | cellular automata |
comp.theory.self-org-sys | Self-organizing systems |
comp.theory.dynamic-sys | Ergodic theory and dynamical systems |
comp.theory.info-retrieval | Information retrieval |
comp.windows.x | X window system |
comp.windows.x.kde | KDE desktop environment |
Historical groups
Newsgroup | Topic |
comp.sources.unix | Postings of public-domain sources for Unix. (Moderated) |
gollark: My school (not university, I think the equivalent is high school or something elsewhere) is handling it *somewhat* okay, but possibly partly because it would mostly be revision for the (now cancelled) GCSEs anyway at this point.
gollark: Surely at least part of the point of the grades you get from school/whatever is to show that you're actually qualified to do whatever subject it is.
gollark: That sounds like it would basically make the grades for the year meaningless.
gollark: They actually factory-farm alligators to make it.
gollark: HERETIC!
See also
External links
- Google Groups contains a complete browsable list of groups
- Directory of the comp.* hierarchy at Giganews
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