We teach this class formally in one semester at the Colorado School of Mines, where it is now a required part of the CS curriculum.
I use both Code and TECS books together. It is an incredibly effective class. I've found many students in CS curricula "drift" through the topics without really grasping anything, only to graduate feeling they haven't really learned much.
This material takes the essence of numerous CS topics and educates the reader by doing and building, rather than only reading and theorizing.
If you are a developer and don't know what happens when you execute a program, you really need this book (and CODE by Petzold).
I use both Code and TECS books together. It is an incredibly effective class. I've found many students in CS curricula "drift" through the topics without really grasping anything, only to graduate feeling they haven't really learned much.
This material takes the essence of numerous CS topics and educates the reader by doing and building, rather than only reading and theorizing.
If you are a developer and don't know what happens when you execute a program, you really need this book (and CODE by Petzold).