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Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing
The Tao of Computing
Describing both the practical details of interest to students and the high-level concepts and abstractions highlighted by faculty, The Tao of Computing, Second Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to computers and computer technology. This edition updates its popular predecessor with new research exercises and expanded discussion questions
555 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 31, 2004
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December 3, 2014
This book covers many aspects of computers both practical and esoteric: how computers work, their roles and what all those acronyms mean.
It is designed as a text with the explication followed by discussion questions and such; however, this is a good book for non-students to peruse. The explanations are made in response to assorted questions a user might ask.
The title could be misleading for some readers. Except for some discussion about ethics and whether computers can be considered intelligent, this is not a book which constantly evokes spiritual issues. It is not the same as "Tao of Physics" or "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." There is no attempt to find parallels with eastern mysticism.
However, it does seem to touch on the many basic principles of computers and so is tao-like in that sense.
It is designed as a text with the explication followed by discussion questions and such; however, this is a good book for non-students to peruse. The explanations are made in response to assorted questions a user might ask.
The title could be misleading for some readers. Except for some discussion about ethics and whether computers can be considered intelligent, this is not a book which constantly evokes spiritual issues. It is not the same as "Tao of Physics" or "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." There is no attempt to find parallels with eastern mysticism.
However, it does seem to touch on the many basic principles of computers and so is tao-like in that sense.
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