Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software (Paperback)

Charles Petzold

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商品描述

What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other. And through CODE, we see how this ingenuity and our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the technological innovations of the past two centuries.
Using everyday objects and familiar language systems such as Braille and Morse code, author Charles Petzold weaves an illuminating narrative for anyone who’s ever wondered about the secret inner life of computers and other smart machines.
It’s a cleverly illustrated and eminently comprehensible story—and along the way, you’ll discover you’ve gained a real context for understanding today’s world of PCs, digital media, and the Internet. No matter what your level of technical savvy, CODE will charm you—and perhaps even awaken the technophile within.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

《CODE》一書中,閃光燈、英國入侵、黑貓和跷跷板與電腦有什麼關係呢?透過這本書,我們可以看到我們如何巧妙地操縱語言並創造新的溝通方式。同時,我們也能透過這本書看到,這種巧妙和我們人類溝通的衝動驅使著過去兩個世紀的技術創新。

作者Charles Petzold以日常物品和熟悉的語言系統(如盲文和摩斯密碼)編織了一個啟發性的敘述,適合任何對電腦和其他智能機器的內在秘密生活感到好奇的人。

這是一個巧妙插圖且易於理解的故事,而在閱讀過程中,你將發現自己獲得了真正理解當今個人電腦、數位媒體和互聯網世界的背景。無論你的技術水平如何,這本書都會吸引你,甚至可能喚醒你內心的科技愛好者。