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Is "Code" a good Christmas present for a technically/scientifically minded friend who is novice in computing or are there other better books that are more in po

• bityard 4y ago
  It's very possible. Code is a fantastic book for people who want to understand how computers work, basically from first principles.
• smcn 4y ago
  I think it'd be great. It a great way of building knowledge until someone is able to understand how a computer works. It's very approachable and requires next to no preexisting knowledge.
• number6 4y ago
  Yes. This is one of the greates book and overview for computer science. It's well written and deep enough not to be trivial, but not too deep to be boring or homeworkesq.
• rramadass 4y ago
  "Code" should be made mandatory reading for every "educated" individual. It is often frustrating to meet otherwise intelligent people who have the most outlandish ideas of "What a Computer IS" and "How it Works". The invention of the Computer was truly a Quantum leap in Human Civilization. Today the World literally is run by Computers and it is most important that everybody gets the proper idea of what this "Machine" is with its Capabilities/Limits.
• shostack 4y ago
  It is the closest I've ever come to what I imagine it is like to be a wizard and learn magic from first principles.