The Code Monster Manual: Escape From Number Hell

Computer fundamentals, the book I wish I had. The creative glue for intermediate-level programming concepts.

Improve your programming versatility by learning the nuances of numbers & their representations.

Not a math wizard? No problem!

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Computers are monsters because they think different than us. We will learn:

- What the monsters look like.

- How you can prevent the 125 million dollar mistake that caused the NASA Climate Orbitor to crash, and how Tony Hoare made a billion dollar mistake.

- How do emojis, text, and everything else in your computer work by interpreting numbers differently?

- Where and how are numbers stored and accessed?

- How can we stop thinking about numbers by using abstraction?

Alternative book title: Gödel, Escher, Nah: How To Think Less About Numbers, Phenomenology, Data & Reality.

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E-kirja: 17. tammikuuta 2025