Flights of Fantasy
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Flights of Fantasy
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2017–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
Inline assembly and a bunch of fun algorithms for quick and dirty approximate math were there too.
That book, along with the free time and obsession that a 14 year old can muster, was probably what started me on my (in my opinion) successful hacking and optimization trajectory.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building one project? 2017 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: The book that did it for you in math and/or CS? 2022 · 1 recommendation