Computation
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Computation
Marvin Minsky
7 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2019–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
It's fascinating to see computation built up from the theory of neural networks.
Computation: Finite And Infinite Machines was my first introduction to computing. It is the only book I still have.
Where it comes up
- Alan Kay's answer to ‘what are some forgotten books programmers should read?’ 2019 · 5 recommendations
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- Books that changed my career as a software engineer 2021 · 1 recommendation