Awesome EECS

This is an awesome list of awesome things curated by the USMA EECS community. Explore more awesome lists on GitHub.

Useful Classroom Tools

• ClassTime - a helpful classroom timer
• CircuitPython Code Editor - ide to work with microcontrollers like Circuit Playground Bluefruit

Python

• uv - python package and project manager (guide)

Agentic Software Engineering

Coding Harnesses

• OpenCode - model-agnostic agentic coding environment
• pi.dev - minimal agent harness
• RayChat - pure-Python coding chat harness with plugin-based tools, providers and sub-agents using only the standard library
• omp.sh - coding agent with ide wired in, built on a native Rust core for reliable agentic workflows

Studies, Talks, Benchmarks

• An Empirical Study of Harness Design for Coding Agents - arXiv study of how planning, action space and context management affect coding agent performance on SWE-Bench and Terminal-Bench
• Agentic Software Engineering talk - moving from vibe coding to disciplined, artifact-driven agentic systems engineering
• Pelican riding a bicycle - Simon Willison's llm benchmark archive tracking svg generation of a pelican on a bicycle across models

Military Resources

Publications

• Army Publishing Directorate - official Army publications, regulations and manuals
• Center for Army Lessons Learned - excellent, largely public CALL publications
• DoD Cyber Exchange - DoD cybersecurity resources and tools
• Army University Press - professional military education articles, podcasts and CSA recommendations
• Cyber Defense Review - professional journal on cyber operations

AI Providers

• GenAI.mil - enterprise generative ai platform
• code.genai.mil - GenAI coding environment
• CodeAI - CodeAI portal for agentic development

Cyber, Security, and Privacy

Linux

• Project Bluefin - lightweight atomic image-based Linux distro for reliability and security
• Fedora IoT - container-based host optimized for SBCs and IoT devices like Raspberry Pi
• Fish Shell - user-friendly shell with syntax highlighting, autosuggestions and tab completions
• Linux Notes for Professionals - comprehensive Linux reference book

Learning Resources

• Privacy Guides - curated privacy-focused tools and recommendations
• MITRE ATT&CK - knowledge base for adversary tactics and techniques
• Kali - penetration testing Linux distribution with a massive security tool collection

Tracker, Ad-blockers, Malware Protection

• Cloudflare for Families - dns-based malware protection
• Pi-hole - network-wide dns-based ad blocker
• OPNsense - open-source firewall
• NextDNS - dns-based tracker blocker

Self-hosted services

• Tailscale - mesh networking / personal vpn for devices
• Syncthing - file synchronization across devices
• Bitwarden - password manager; can be self-hosted

Messaging & Privacy

• Signal Messenger - non-profit encrypted messaging, voice and video calls
• ProtonMail - encrypted email service

Computing and Technology

• Hackaday - community site for hardware hacks and DIY projects
• DevDocs.io - fast, offline-capable documentation browser for apis
• Visual Studio Code - popular extensible code editor for developers
• Marimo - reactive Python notebook for interactive computing
• GitHub Pages - free hosting for static websites and JavaScript apps

Learning and Productivity

• Zettelkasten - integrated thinking method for note-taking
• About, Ideas, Now - resource for learning and productivity ideas

More Awesome Stuff

• Track Awesome List - discover and track awesome lists across GitHub
• another curated awesome list: bhatia.dev/awesome

LICENSE

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