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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other. And through CODE, we see how this ingenuity and our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the technological innovations of the past two centuries.
Using everyday objects and familiar language systems such as Braille and Morse code, author Charles Petzold weaves an illuminating narrative for anyone who’s ever wondered about the secret inner life of computers and other smart machines.
It’s a cleverly illustrated and eminently comprehensible story—and along the way, you’ll discover you’ve gained a real context for understanding today’s world of PCs, digital media, and the Internet. No matter what your level of technical savvy, CODE will charm you—and perhaps even awaken the technophile within.
Using everyday objects and familiar language systems such as Braille and Morse code, author Charles Petzold weaves an illuminating narrative for anyone who’s ever wondered about the secret inner life of computers and other smart machines.
It’s a cleverly illustrated and eminently comprehensible story—and along the way, you’ll discover you’ve gained a real context for understanding today’s world of PCs, digital media, and the Internet. No matter what your level of technical savvy, CODE will charm you—and perhaps even awaken the technophile within.
396 pages, Paperback
First published September 29, 1999
About the author
Charles Petzold
131 books222 followersCharles Petzold has been writing about programming for Windows-based operating systems for 24 years. A Microsoft MVP for Client Application Development and a Windows Pioneer Award winner, Petzold is author of the classic Programming Windows, currently in its sixth edition and one of the best-known programming books of all time; the widely acclaimed Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software; and more than a dozen other books.
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June 20, 2023
Fruktansvärt bra bok - förutom att den första utgåvan är något utdaterad (finns en ny från ca 2020).
Enda poängavdrag är att den går från extremt pedagogisk i hundratals sidor till att vid ett par ställe göra gigantiska hopp. Sista 20-30 sidor hade gärna kunnat vara dubbelt så långa för att få med ännu mer information och djup, kändes lite onödigt hastight.
Men all in all - fantastisk kod om man vill lära sig lite mer hur en dator funkar rent elektoriskt, och lite grunder/historik kring koder koder (generellt), el, it, data och programmering.
Enda poängavdrag är att den går från extremt pedagogisk i hundratals sidor till att vid ett par ställe göra gigantiska hopp. Sista 20-30 sidor hade gärna kunnat vara dubbelt så långa för att få med ännu mer information och djup, kändes lite onödigt hastight.
Men all in all - fantastisk kod om man vill lära sig lite mer hur en dator funkar rent elektoriskt, och lite grunder/historik kring koder koder (generellt), el, it, data och programmering.
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