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By: Charles Petzold (Author)
The classic guide to how computers work, updated…
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
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Price: $39.99 - $24.72
(as of Jul 20, 2024 21:41:16 UTC – Details)
By: Charles Petzold (Author)
The classic guide to how computers work, updated…
denverteach –
Must-read if you are a college student!
I am a professor in the Information Systems department at a large state university. I consider this MUST READ for any Information Systems, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering student. I give this to my friends’ kids when they tell me they are interested in computers. Perfect gift for any high school graduate who is headed to a computer-oriented field. Informative and FUN- this book is extremely well-written.
Chancellor Woolsey –
Great Book For All Skill Levels
This is a book that is invaluable for people to bring together skills they may already have or to understand how to build their skills
Dk –
Best for beginners!
Really good for beginners for simple understanding and implementations. Explains complex topics pretty well.
Jeff B. Erwin –
Where was this in 1978?
I really wish this book had existed in 1978. I was in the second graduating class in EECS, a hybrid of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Berkeley. We had to learn digital design AND all the programming requirements. Basically, this book covers about 75% of the curriculum we covered over 2.5 years. This book could have been the textbook for a few classes, saving me untold time and agony.Amazing book, makes a very complex subject clear and understandable. However, it’s not for the faint of heart. If you don’t have a deep desire to know how computers work at the most basic level, this probably isn’t for you.
Hayley –
Engaging, interesting, and challenging
A great read! Whether you are a computer scientist or just a curious person, this book does an outstanding job of building from the simplest of codes – a child using a flashlight on the window to communicate with their friend across the street – to the complexities of modern computers, this book reads like an approachable anthology of the use and development of code, and how it has impacted our life and the evolution of computing.
Akshaya M –
Wow!
Great book, just felt the topics were little rushed after 12th chapter⦠but the explanation for the topics discussed was excellent.
PhillyMusicLover –
6 Stars! Big improvement over the 1st edition (which i thought was 5 stars)!
I originally read and fell in love with the 1st edition of this book 15 years ago… it gives you a very deep knowledge of what’s going on in your computer, but makes it understandable and accessible.This edition improves and adds to areas that were left out (or now need updating for the web and JavaScript).The really amazing surprised is the accompanying website to the book that allows you to interact with the concepts (circuits and design) in a web browser… so you can switch things on and off and see how they respond in the computer.Highly recommend for anyone really trying to understand at the lowest level of how a computer works.
Eduardo Hiroshi Nakamura –
Excelente
Cliente de Kindle –
This book is one of the best, there is so much knowledge and yet it has one of the best explanation about computer science, I’m a student so this is my start
Davor –
Excellent information. Towards the end, does get difficult.
Nafi Al Khatib –
the author did phenomenal job in simplifying complex subject, it is interesting how he guide the reader from the early innovations that culminated into the “Code” we use for granted now.
Markus –
Rather a good night’s read than a handbook but really profound and well structured.