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The Secret Life of Programs (Understand Computers -- Craft Better Code)
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Product Details
Author:
Jonathan E. Steinhart
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
504
Publisher:
No Starch Press (August 6, 2019)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9781593279707
ISBN-10:
1593279701
Weight:
34.5oz
Dimensions:
7.06" x 9.25" x 1.13"
Case Pack:
16
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RandomHouse
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$44.99
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P-RH
Discount Code:
A
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Yes
Audience:
General/trade
Country of Origin:
United States
Pub Discount:
65
Imprint:
No Starch Press
Overview
A primer on the underlying technologies that allow computer programs to work. Covers topics like computer hardware, combinatorial logic, sequential logic, computer architecture, computer anatomy, and Input/Output.
Computer programming is not abstract and programs run on a machine. Knowing how computers work and how programs run on them is essential to becoming a better programmer, and understanding underlying technologies can help you develop a sense of what can go wrong. Foundations of Computer Programming fills in the gaps in computer education by giving readers a look under the hood of programming, at the machine. Readers learn how software behaves when running on hardware; how programs manipulate data in memory; how computers process languages; and how web browsers work. They'll also learn how to write efficient programs, computer security basics, and real-world considerations to have in mind when writing code.
Computer programming is not abstract and programs run on a machine. Knowing how computers work and how programs run on them is essential to becoming a better programmer, and understanding underlying technologies can help you develop a sense of what can go wrong. Foundations of Computer Programming fills in the gaps in computer education by giving readers a look under the hood of programming, at the machine. Readers learn how software behaves when running on hardware; how programs manipulate data in memory; how computers process languages; and how web browsers work. They'll also learn how to write efficient programs, computer security basics, and real-world considerations to have in mind when writing code.
