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Charles Petzold is a renowned programmer and author, known for his contributions to the field of computer programming. Born on February 2, 1953, he has been active in the software industry since the 1980s. Petzold's works cover a wide range of topics from operating systems to graphics programming, and his books are highly regarded among programmers.

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“Code is not like other how-computers-work books. It doesn't have big color illustrations of disk drives with arrows showing how the data sweeps into the computer. Code has no drawings of trains carrying a cargo of zeros and ones. Metaphors and similes are wonderful literary devices but they do nothing but obscure the beauty of technology.”

Source: Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

“Programming in machine code is like eating with a toothpick”

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Book:Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

Source: Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

“I started out with machine code and assembly language.”

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Author:Charles Petzold

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Born: February 2, 1953
Known for: Programmer
Quotes: 12

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