[nzgrover]

This is a fantastic book if you have difficulty sleeping! I had no idea such an interesting topic, the fundamentals of the operation of computers, could be rendered so lifeless and dull or that it would take so many words to do so. I'm reading through it now but it's taking an awful long time as I never get through more than 3 or 4 pages before it's lights out.

[__rito__]

I read it full and didn't honestly understand the hype.

It gives you the false sense of you getting the full picture. But not really.

Among other HN darlings in books- The Little Schemer, SICP, The Black Swan were totally worth it.

[anthomtb]

Do you have a suggested alternative?

[__rito__]

Please consider reading and working through nand2tetris.

It's really great.