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Hacker's Delight

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by tosh • 2 years ago

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nnadams• 2 years ago

I have fond memories of reading this book as a teenager. I was watching an introduction to computer science course online. I think maybe from Yale or MIT, and the professor recommended Hacker's Delight. It was a beginner class teaching C, and I mostly only had experience with BASIC.

Back then I barely understood binary, and pointers completely confused me. I remember most of the book feeling like a collection of magic tricks. Sometimes I pull it out to rekindle that sense of wonder.

nullc• 2 years ago

One of my favorites.

junon• 2 years ago

I have a copy of this and have used it a few times. Love this sort of stuff.

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