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Last discussed May 2, 2026
Book about how computers work by Charles Petzold
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Max Schoening recommends *Code* by Charles Petzold for anyone who wants to understand how computers actually work at a fundamental level. He notes the book builds up from first principles without touching actual code until chapter 27, and says it's surprising how many working programmers lack the grounding it provides.
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Max Schoening · May 2, 2026
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Used for: Understanding how computers fundamentally work
Praised: Teaches computer fundamentals without code until chapter 27, exceptionally good
vs: Many professional programmers don't understand how computers actually work
"Code by Charles Petzold which is the secret language of hardware and software. It basically asks do you know how computers actually work? It is actually surprising to me how many professionally employed programmers don't know how computers work. T..."
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