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A Fresher's Guide to Laptops

What to buy for CS, ECE, EE, Mech, ML, SWE, and everything in between.

Topics: StudentsComputer ScienceHardwareAI

If you do not need gaming, CAD, or local ML work, buy a thin-and-light laptop with good battery life.

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Entering CS in the Age of AI

The field is changing before students even arrive. Here is what still matters, what matters more, and what no longer deserves the same attention.

Topics: Computer ScienceAISoftwareStudentsTechnical World

AI can now write code, explain errors, generate tests, and build prototypes. That makes the field feel unstable for students entering computer science today. But the opportunity has not disappeared. It has moved upward: from writing code to understanding systems, directing tools, verifying outputs, and building things that actually work.

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Why this publication exists

Frontier Manual explores the technical, conceptual, and organizational work behind frontier AI.

We focus on durable ideas, clear thinking, and the systems that turn research into progress.

No hype. No vendor spin. Just careful analysis and a frontier perspective.

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Evaluation

Rethinking how we measure intelligence and progress.

World Models

From next-token prediction to interactive simulators.

Data-efficient AI

Learning more from less, and why it is hard.