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Third, I just took the class as well and the forums on piazza are also a great resource. They went live when the class started and the community was very helpful for a beginner. There are still some active people there so check it out.

https://piazza.com/stanford/fall2012/cs193p/home

EDIT: that was the old link https://piazza.com/stanford/winter2013/cs193p/home