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The Secret Life of Programs : Understand Computers -- Craft Better Code by Steinhart JON (2019, Trade Paperback)

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A primer on the underlying technologies that allow computer programs to work. Covers topics like computer hardware, combinatorial logic, sequential logic, computer architecture, computer anatomy, and Input/Output. Many coders are unfamiliar with the underlying technologies that make their programs run. But why should you care when your code appears to work? Because you want it to run well and not be riddled with hard-to-find bugs. You don't want to be in the news because your code had a security problem. Lots of technical detail is available online but it's not organized or collected into a convenient place. In The Secret Life of Programs , veteran engineer Jonathan E. Steinhart explores--in depth--the foundational concepts that underlie the machine. Subjects like computer hardware, how software behaves on hardware, as well as how people have solved problems using technology over time. You'll learn: - How the real world is converted into a form that computers understand, like bits, logic, numbers, text, and colors - The fundamental building blocks that make up a computer including logic gates, adders, decoders, registers, and memory - Why designing programs to match computer hardware, especially memory, improves performance - How programs are converted into machine language that computers understand - How software building blocks are combined to create programs like web browsers - Clever tricks for making programs more efficient, like loop invariance, strength reduction, and recursive subdivision - The fundamentals of computer security and machine intelligence - Project design, documentation, scheduling, portability, maintenance, and other practical programming realities. Learn what really happens when your code runs on the machine and you'll learn to craft better, more efficient code.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
No Starch Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1593279701
ISBN-13
9781593279707
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3038384933

Product Key Features

Author
Steinhart Jon
Publication Name
Secret Life of Programs : Understand Computers -- Craft Better Code
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
504 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
35.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Qa76.6.S735 2019
Reviews
"Amazing . . . I highly recommend it if you don't have a very 'computer science' background, like me." --Tony Messias, tonysm.com "This book was truly a good companion to the start of my CS degree. It gave me background in the computer engineering sphere and a solid foundation in many CS topics, and I am already starting to experience many of the lessons this book gives." --Ben Miller, Goodreads Reviewer "This book is amazing. I bought it to refresh my programming basics for courses I teach programming on industrial PLC computers, from beginner to expert. It delves into so much more. Humorous and informative. I highly recommend." --Gil Cabrera, Amazon Reviewer "If you are just learning to code, or if you are a developer who wants a deeper understanding of how your code interacts with the machine, highly recommend!" --Carmen H. Andoh, @carmatrocity "If you are looking for a wonderfully complete tour through how a computer actually works from first principles all the way through running a piece of software, The Secret Life of Programs from @nostarch is the way to go." --Nick Maxwell, @CodiferousCoder
Table of Content
Introduction Chapter 1: The Internal Language of Computers Chapter 2: Combinatorial Logic Chapter 3: Sequential Logic Chapter 4: Computer Anatomy Chapter 5: Computer Architecture Chapter 6: Communications Breakdown Chapter 7: Organizing Data Chapter 8: Language Processing Chapter 9: The Web Browser Chapter 10: Application and System Programming Chapter 11: Shortcuts and Approximations Chapter 12: Deadlocks and Race Conditions Chapter 13: Security Chapter 14: Machine Intelligence Chapter 15: Real-World Considerations
Copyright Date
2019
Topic
Programming Languages / General, Programming / General, Software Development & Engineering / General, Computer Science, Web / Browsers
Lccn
2019-018295
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Computers