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I read both Computer Architecture and Computer Organization and Design in college and I really enjoyed them. I would recommend COaD to any beginner who wants t
by lvoudour 9y ago
I read both Computer Architecture and Computer Organization and Design in college and I really enjoyed them.
I would recommend COaD to any beginner who wants to learn some basic concepts of computer design (and if working with FPGAs why not build one).
CA deals with more advanced concepts but doesn't overwhelm you with math and circuit theory (as you noted) so it's a natural progression (from COaD). I think something more advanced and "hard science" should be part of a post-graduate curriculum
- cbHXBY1D 9y agoI strongly prefer Computer Organization and Design over their Computer Architecture book. I had to read both while at Berkeley. I've considered picking up the new RISC-V edition of the former but I can't justify spending that kind of money when RISC-V is so similar to MIPS. Could be a fun bit of history if RISC-V ever takes over :-)
- cakebrewery 9y agoI read these two as well. Computer Organization and Design and Computer Architecture on my 2nd and 3rd-level computer architecture courses respectively. Glad to hear Hennessy and Patterson getting the Touring award, always had a good hunch about Computer Architecture despite not knowing as much back then.