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The secret life of programs : understand computers--craft better code /

Steinhart, Jon,

The secret life of programs : understand computers--craft better code / by Jonathan E. Steinhart. - xxxvii, 464 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes index.

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.

"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"--

ISBN: 9781593279707 1593279701

LCCN: 2019018295

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Computer programming.
Programming languages (Electronic computers)
Browsers (Computer programs)
Browsers (Computer programs)
Computer programming.
Programming languages (Electronic computers)

LC Class. No.: QA76.6 / .S735 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 005.1 STE