How Software Works (No Starch Press)
Wednesday, 09 September 2015

With the subtitle, "The Magic Behind Encryption, CGI, Search Engines, and Other Everyday Technologies", V. Anton Spraul explains how computers perform common-yet-amazing tasks that we take for granted every day using patient explanations and intuitive diagrams so that anyone can understand - no technical background is required and you won't be reading through any code. 

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Author:  V. Anton Spraul
Publisher: No Starch Press
Date: August 21, 2015
Pages: 216
ISBN: 978-1593276669
Print: 1593276664
Kindle: B0143MS2SW
Level: Non-programmer, non-technical

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