![]() ![]() Charles Petzold choses the humble electromagnet as our main building block. ![]() The underlaying idea in this book is that we can construct machines that are, on a theoretical level, computers by combining simple building blocks. Along the way we get to actually implement real computers, RAM, controllers for peripherals, and even basic persistence mechanisms.įrom Simple Building Blocks to Complex Systems Charles Petzold takes us on a ride from flashlights and telegraph relays all the way to classic microprocessors like the Intel 8080 and Motorola 6800. That's why I turned to Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software. However, I still didn't have a solid understanding of what really happens in a computer. As such, I got a bit closer to the metal than I do these days. I taught myself some of the basics on my Commodore 64, programmed micro controllers at the university, and started my professional career by writing assembly for an ancient 16-bit safety critical system for the railway industry. ![]() ![]() I was fortunate enough to start my coding adventures back in a day where assembly languages were still a thing for application programming. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold ![]()
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