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A comment on Ask HN: I'm looking for a good book on the fundamentals of CS.

Re:Ask HN: I'm looking for a good book on the fundamentals o... by skripp on Thursday December 09, 2021 @11:23AM (#29499282)
”Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software” by Charles Petzold.

It will take you on a journey from a lightbulb to assembly language. It’s extremely well written and I wish there were more books like it.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm looking for a good book on the fundamentals o... by irony123 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @04:03PM (#29502896)
Second this. A great book for understanding how computers work at a low level.
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Re:Ask HN: I'm looking for a good book on the fundamentals o... by aklemm on Thursday December 09, 2021 @12:11PM (#29500054)
Literally the perfect place to start.
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