Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software 1st Edition

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ISBN-13: 978-0735611313
ISBN-10: 9780735611313
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Charles Petzold has been writing about Windows programming for 25 years. A Windows Pioneer Award winner, Petzold is author of the classic Programming Windows, the widely acclaimed Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, Programming Windows Phone 7, and more than a dozen other books.



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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0735611319
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Microsoft Press; 1st edition (October 11, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780735611313
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0735611313
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.04 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 8.9 inches
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Charles Petzold has been writing about Windows programming for 25 years. A Windows Pioneer Award winner, Petzold is author of the classic Programming Windows, the widely acclaimed Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, Programming Windows Phone 7, and more than a dozen other books.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Missing letters and diagrams.
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So much for buying the paperback. The very first thing I noticed was the large "Y" (I presume) to start Chapter 1 is missing. Upon closer inspection several large letters to start other chapters are missing. Upon even closer inspection, several diagrams are missing and only the top letters in several sentences are missing. Not great for a book full of diagrams. Thanks Microsoft Press.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Missprinted characters, good book, but prin quality is really poor.
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2021
It's a very good book. But it misprinted. Some chapters have issues with the starting characters (not printed). It doesn't affect the reading, but it's not the print I expected from Amazon. Also paper and book quality is quite low compared with other books I've purchased from Amazon in the past months.
As I read more and more, it becomes unreadable because of this. So yes, it does affect the reading. Sadly a waste of money.
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