What Magazines should a Computer Science Student read

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the types of magazines and journals that a Computer Science student should read to stay informed about recent research and developments in the computer industry. Participants explore various sources of information, including subscriptions to digital libraries and specific magazines.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests that reading magazines or journals is essential for staying current with research in the computer industry and questions the value of subscriptions like IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
  • Another participant argues that it is not necessary to read magazines to stay current, noting the difficulty of keeping up with all technologies and suggesting that students should focus on specific fields of interest.
  • Several participants recommend specific magazines such as Smart Computing, MaximumPC, Wired, PCWorld, and Macworld as valuable resources for Computer Science students.
  • A participant mentions reading Digit, Wired, and Make as part of their information sources.
  • One participant shares a link to Techmeme as a good summary of online articles, indicating it is useful for tracking news in computing and technology companies.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the necessity and effectiveness of reading magazines for staying informed in the field, indicating that multiple competing perspectives remain without a clear consensus.

Contextual Notes

Some participants emphasize the importance of focusing on specific areas within Computer Science, suggesting that the broad nature of the field complicates the ability to stay current across all topics.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be useful for Computer Science students seeking guidance on how to stay informed about industry trends and research, as well as those interested in recommendations for specific publications.

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What Magazines or Journals a Computer Science student must read, In order to be in touch with recent research work in Computer Industry. Should I get a subscription of IEEE Xplore Digital Library or some other website like it.
 
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You don't need to read magazines to stay current, and trying to keep current across all of the technologies is not only extremely difficult, but pretty much impossible.

Computer Science is like the a la carte of the computer industry - it gives you a wide range of information that most people generally choose a specific field past the associates level (programming, networking, database, etc), so depending on what your interests are and what your goals are, those are what you'll want to pay attention to.
 
You should consider some of these: Smart Computing, MaximumPC, wired, PCWorld, Macworld...
 
george.smith said:
You should consider some of these: Smart Computing, MaximumPC, wired, PCWorld, Macworld...

I'm reading Digit, Wired, Make
 
http://www.techmeme.com/river is a good summary of online articles. I like to watch it for news of what is going on across computing and technology companies.
 

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