Re:How do I make a computer
by shostack on Friday July 28, 2023 @05:23PM
(#36913540)
No book has done more to convince me that we are modern day wizards ala Clarke's Third Law.
The beginning chapters that work through relays and logic gates make this leap to how we create memory and do logic that made me realize we are, quite literally, harnessing electricity (think: mana) to etch arcane runes (circuitry) that perform feats that are effectively magic.
This must be why I like reading books that have software developers as magicians (see: Off to be the Wizard).
I struggled with the chapter on combinatorics but the book is amazing and I love the illustrations.
The beginning chapters that work through relays and logic gates make this leap to how we create memory and do logic that made me realize we are, quite literally, harnessing electricity (think: mana) to etch arcane runes (circuitry) that perform feats that are effectively magic.
This must be why I like reading books that have software developers as magicians (see: Off to be the Wizard).
I struggled with the chapter on combinatorics but the book is amazing and I love the illustrations.