<i>Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software</i> by <i>Charles Petzold</i> is an excellent book I have recently begun to read. It&#x27;s even longer that the Bloomberg post, and also such much more detailed and in-depth (-;<p>In fact, I found the book very enjoyable. It gives a nice pedagogic twist on how information can processed with hardware.<p>It has been discussed on HN here: 
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