Matthew Hayes answers “How approachable is this book for a...”

Vicky Chijwani asked this question about Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software:

How approachable is this book for a someone with no background in math, electronics or computer science, and in general no inclination towards the sciences?

Matthew Hayes This book pretty quickly gets into electricity and basic circuits.
As you get further into the book, it gets very technical, to the point where you are…moreThis book pretty quickly gets into electricity and basic circuits.
As you get further into the book, it gets very technical, to the point where you are actually building a computer and programming it.

There isn't any math, but definitely electronics and computer science.

I would not recommend this if you "in general have no inclination towards the sciences".(less)

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