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To that end, Elements of Computing Systems (not as fun of a name) really did it for me. I recommend it every chance I get. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/elem
by 52-6F-62 6y ago
To that end, Elements of Computing Systems (not as fun of a name) really did it for me.
I recommend it every chance I get.
https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/elements-computing-systems https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/elements-computing-systems
- projectileboy 6y agoThat book is a gem! And the related website has additional good stuff: https://www.nand2tetris.org/ https://www.nand2tetris.org/
- brianjunyinchan 6y agoThe Pattern on the Stone is also excellent, especially for audiences less familiar with computers. It has always struck me as a paramount example of "education" in that it shares relative illumination in a very digestible format. I wish I'd read it years earlier.
- jrmg 6y agoCharles Petzold’s ‘Code’ is a masterpiece.
- colejohnson66 6y agoThere’s a second edition coming out after all this time: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0262539802 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0262539802 Estimated July 6 next year