How Software Works

“Some of the best explanations that I’ve ever come across for some quite complex tools…will have readers saying ‘Aha!’”—IT World“Well-structured, well-written…a highly enjoyable read into the inner workings behind these applications we take for granted.”—BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT“The author explains the concepts in easy language, with simple diagrams. The curious reader will be able to ‘unmask the magic’ or mystery of how software works.”—Computing Reviews“Explains, in uncompromisingly non-technical terms, how computers achieve their magic.”—Phil Bull“These high-level descriptions are clear and accurate. They will be useful to anyone who is curious and wants to understand from a conceptual level, rather than only from a language-specific detail level. This is not a book about implementation, rather one about understanding.”—Matthew Helmke“The ideal audience for this book is bright adults who aren’t programmers, but want some appreciation of the hidden complexity behind much of what goes on on the internet.”—David Merkel“An excellent book.”—iProgrammer“How Software Works will give you a fascinating look into the software all around you. Impressively well written, organized and presented, How Software Works is very highly recommended for high school, community, college, and university library Computer Science reference collections.”—Midwest Book Review

V. Anton Spraul has taught introductory programming and computer science for more than 15 years. He is the author of Computer Science Made Simple (Broadway) and Think Like a Programmer (No Starch Press). He offers advice for beginning programmers in his series “Learning to Program- A Guide” on his website (http-//.

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