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Wizard Code
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One of the main goals of Wizard Code is to give the reader in-depth knowledge on how [C and assembly] code is executed at hardware level. Whereas quite a bit of the information is more of implementation- than language-defined nature, I still feel basic things such as von Neumann machines and execution based on registers and stack are worth knowing about. The book, currently a draft, also illustrates certain flow control constructs such as loops by demonstrating how they could be translated into assembly. C features, especially those new in C99, are discussed. The book is Unix-centric, but most things explained should be useful on any operating system.
Even though not a traditional text-book, I would like Wizard Code to be of value for students learning advanced programming. I'm keen on the idea of keeping the PDF free of charge instead of looking for publishers; I may try to resort to crowd-funding (kickstarter.com or something similar) to collect a little money for the project later. Note that it's possible to place Paypal donations at the
book's home page, currently at
http://vendu.twodots.nl/wizardcode.html
Such donations are most likely to be spent on books and hardware to advance the project.
One of the main goals of Wizard Code is to give the reader in-depth knowledge on how [C and assembly] code is executed at hardware level. Whereas quite a bit of the information is more of implementation- than language-defined nature, I still feel basic things such as von Neumann machines and execution based on registers and stack are worth knowing about. The book, currently a draft, also illustrates certain flow control constructs such as loops by demonstrating how they could be translated into assembly. C features, especially those new in C99, are discussed. The book is Unix-centric, but most things explained should be useful on any operating system.
Even though not a traditional text-book, I would like Wizard Code to be of value for students learning advanced programming. I'm keen on the idea of keeping the PDF free of charge instead of looking for publishers; I may try to resort to crowd-funding (kickstarter.com or something similar) to collect a little money for the project later. Note that it's possible to place Paypal donations at the
book's home page, currently at
http://vendu.twodots.nl/wizardcode.html
Such donations are most likely to be spent on books and hardware to advance the project.
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