The Way of Programming, Volume 1: Deep Understanding of Computers

Author: (USA) Hyde, R. (Author), Han Donghai (Translator)
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Programmers are always hoping to write code that their bosses praise and are satisfied with; code that customers are willing to pay for; code that users can use smoothly; code that peers admire and commend; and outstanding code that they can take pride in. The author of this book provides genuine insights into excellent programming based on their own accumulated experience, for those who hope to write outstanding code. It fills a neglected part of computer science and engineering courses—low-level details, which are the cornerstone of building excellent code. Specific content includes: computer data representation, binary mathematical operations and bitwise operations, memory organization and memory access, data types and their representation, Boolean logic and digital design, CPU architecture, CPU instruction set architecture, memory hierarchy and memory organization, and how computer systems communicate with the outside world.
About the Author: Randall Hyde is the author of The Art of Assembly Language, the most highly regarded book on assembly language published by No Starch Press. He is also a co-author of The Waite Group's MASM 6.0 Bible and a contributing writer for Dr. Dobb's Journal and the professional weekly Byte.