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zeptomu on Feb 16, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learn...

TECS: "The Elements Of Computing Systems" https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/elements-computing-systems

In this book you build a (virtualized) computer. It is one of the best books I ever read.

fauria on Feb 16, 2017 | [–]

+1, along with the author's course "Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris" https://www.coursera.org/learn/build-a-computer

DubiousPusher on Feb 16, 2017 | [–]

First half of the book is available here for free.

http://www.nand2tetris.org/

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