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Re:Ask Yc: What is a Good Book to Read Before Learning a Pro... by bdfh42 on Friday September 12, 2008 @12:21PM (#302530)
spend $12 at Amazon on a copy of Charles Petzold's book, Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software.

It will all begin to make sense as you will have a thorough understanding of what is going on at the lowest level. You will never regret acquiring that knowledge.

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