Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
Description: Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software explains the fundamental principles behind computer operations, detailing how bits and gates form the central processing unit to enable complex computing processes
ISBN: 0137909101
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runjake
· 2023-07-28
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Maybe start by reading the book Code by Charles Petzold.
https://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-Softw...
erichocean
· 2023-01-26
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This is written for young people, but still accurate: Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-Softw...
It's got a very slow, methodical onramp with a lot of diagrams and a light, breezy style. You end up building a (very simple) computer in the end, including instruction processing.
JoeMayoBot
· 2022-11-26
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I liked "Code" by Charles Petzold - https://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-Softw...
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44882.Code
which covers things down to a quite low-level and was recently updated:
https://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-Softw...