Understanding the Machine, the first volume in the landmark Write Great Code series by Randall Hyde, explains the underlying mechanics of how a computer works. This, the first volume in Randall Hyde's Write Great Code series, dives into machine organization without the extra overhead of learning assembly language programming. Written for high-level language programmers, Understanding the Machine fills in the low-level details of machine organization that are often left out of computer science and engineering courses. Learn: &bull; How the machine represents numbers, strings, and high-level data structures, so you'll know the inherent cost of using them. &bull; How to organize your data, so the machine can access it efficiently. &bull; How the CPU operates, so you can write code that works the way the machine does. &bull; How I/O devices operate, so you can maximize...

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