Code
The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
Recommended by Ana Bell, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #2 in Embedded Systems, Ranked #2 in Computer Science — see more rankings.
What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other. And through CODE, we see how this ingenuity and our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the technological innovations of the past two centuries.
Using everyday objects and familiar language systems such as Braille and Morse code, author Charles Petzold weaves an illuminating narrative for anyone who’s ever wondered about the secret inner life of... more
Using everyday objects and familiar language systems such as Braille and Morse code, author Charles Petzold weaves an illuminating narrative for anyone who’s ever wondered about the secret inner life of... more
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Code is ranked in the following categories:
- #29 in Algorithms
- #55 in Artificial Intelligence
- #26 in Big Data
- #6 in Computer
- #80 in Data Science
- #7 in Databases
- #57 in Engineering
- #64 in History Of Science
- #18 in IT
- #16 in Information Technology
- #86 in Language
- #56 in Machine Learning
- #4 in Network Security
- #5 in Programming
- #48 in Python
- #10 in Software Engineering
- #16 in Tech
- #20 in Technical
- #37 in Technology
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