Computer Science Books Recommended on Hacker News
These computer science books are ranked using Hacker News discussions, comment activity, and editorial review. The collection covers computer systems, programming-language concepts, hardware and software architecture, mathematical foundations, performance, and the major ideas behind modern computing.
Top 5 quick picks
#1
The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles
#2
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
#3
Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)
#4
Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (2nd Edition)
#5
Coding the Matrix: Linear Algebra through Applications to Computer Science
