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 techincal support.
List of comp.* groups
- comp.ai — general discussions about artificial intelligence
- comp.dcom.telecom — general discussions about telecommunications systems.
- comp.graphics.apps.photoshop — general discussion about Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and In Design.
- comp.graphics.api.opengl — general discussion of OpenGL topics
- comp.lang.asm.x86 — discussions about assembly language for x86-based computer systems.
- comp.lang.c — general discussions about the C programming language.
- comp.lang.c++ — general discussions about C++ programming language.
- comp.lang.java.help — General help discussions about the Java programming language.
- comp.lang.perl.misc — General discussion about the Perl programming language.
- comp.os.linux.misc — General discussion about the Linux operating system.
- comp.os.minix — Discussions about the Minix operating system.
- comp.robotics.misc — All aspects of robots and their applications.
- comp.robotics.research — Academic, government and industry research in robotics.
- comp.software-eng — Discussions related to software engineering
- comp.soft-sys.matlab — the MathWorks calculation and visualization package.
- comp.sources.d — Discussions for any computer sources.
- comp.sources.wanted — Requests for software and bug fixes.
- comp.theory — Discussions about theoretical computer science.
- comp.theory.cell-automata — Discussions about celluar automata.
- comp.theory.self-org-sys — Topics related to self-organization systems.
- comp.theory.dynamic-sys — Topics related to Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems.
- comp.theory.info-retrieval — Topics related to Information Retrieval.
- comp.windows.x — Topics related to the X window graphic user interface (GUI).
- comp.windows.x.kde — Topics related to the KDE window GUI.