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The secret life of programs : understand computers--craft better code / by Jonathan E. Steinhart

Author
Steinhart, Jonathan E.
Published
San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2019]
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxxvii, 464 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
The internal language of computers -- Combinatorial logic -- Sequential logic -- Computer anatomy -- Computer architecture -- Communications breakdown -- Organizing data -- Language processing -- The web browser -- Application and system programming -- Shortcuts and approximations -- A day at the races -- Security -- Machine intelligence -- Real-world considerations.
Summary
"Presents essential information about how computers work, including many broad topics, such as how computers process languages, how programs manipulate data in memory, and how web browsers work"--
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ISBN
9781593279714 electronic book
159327971X electronic book
9781593279707 paperback
Note
Includes index.
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