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.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, such as Wikipedia |
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-organization systems |
comp.theory.dynamic-sys |
Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems |
comp.theory.info-retrieval |
Information Retrieval |
comp.windows.x |
X window graphic user interface (GUI) |
comp.windows.x.kde |
KDE desktop environment |
Historical groups
Newsgroup |
Topic |
comp.sources.unix |
Postings of public-domain sources. (Moderated) |
See also
External links