My Computing Systems Journey

About the Project

Welcome to my journey of going back to the basics. Frustrated with not fully understanding certain computing concepts, I've set an ambitious goal for myself for 2024: to develop my own computer from scratch and create at least two pieces of software for it.

This project is more than just about building a computer; it's about deepening my understanding of the fundamental principles of computing and software development.

Goals

Build a Computer from Scratch: Assembling a computer from the ground up to gain a comprehensive understanding of its workings.
Develop Two Software Applications: Design and implement at least two original software applications to run on the newly built computer.
Be a better programmer and problem solver.

Resources

Progress Tracker

The Elements of Computing Systems

Chapter 1: Introduction to Computing Systems
Chapter 2: Building the Hardware
Chapter 3: Basic Software Development
Chapter 4: Advanced Software Projects

Nand to Tetris Course

Part 1: Hardware - Building the Nand to Tetris computer
Part 2: Software - Implementing an OS and higher-level software on the computer
Part 3: Projects - Developing two unique software applications

Complementary Fields of Study

Running the Hardware Simulator

To run the hardware simulator from the project fold, run the following commands:

./resource/tools/HardwareSimulator.sh

To run the all the scripts from any where in the system, add the following line to your .bashrc or .zshrc file:

export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/<path/to/project>/resource/tools"

Now run the following command to refresh your terminal:

HardwareSimulator.sh
# or
CPUEmulator.sh
# Etc

You can run any of the scripts from any where in the system.

Tools

To help visualize and understand the hardware logic gates, I'm using the following tools:

Contributing

While this is a personal journey, I welcome insights, suggestions, and discussions from fellow enthusiasts. Feel free to fork this project, submit pull requests, or open issues for any ideas or suggestions you might have.

Stay Updated

Follow my journey here on GitHub as I update this README with my progress, challenges, and learnings.

Thank you for being a part of this journey!

Douglas Mendes

mendesbarreto/my-computer-from-scratch

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