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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software Charles Petzold
Publisher: Microsoft Press

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? Petzold's book, Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware, is a must read for any software developer and is my favorite computer-related book. More info that a Hardware/Software class. (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful). In 1999 Microsoft Press published Petzold's book "Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software" -- a unique exploration of digital technologies beginning with Morse code and the telegraph. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software · Charles Petzold has put into 382 pages of text and images most of what I have learned in 5 years of an engineering education. Another interesting book on the subject, is “Code: The hidden language of computer hardware and software”. The book “CODE: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software” by Charles Petzold deals with a number of programming concepts starting from number systems - decimal, octal, binary to high level languages. What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? The Annotated Turing is proving to be just as interesting. Using everyday objects and familiar language systems such as Braille and Morse code, CODE shows us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other, culminating in today's digital Was this review helpful? - You may also flag this review. Charles Petzold's latest book, Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, crosses over into general-interest nonfiction from his usual programming genre. It is much lighter theoretically, but an excellent and fun read. I've been reading Charles Petzold's excellent book “Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software.” This book breaks down how code (and computers) work in a very simple and easy to understand way. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software Charles Petzold 6. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications (2nd Edition) Grady Booch 7.