I wouldn't have struggled through my dry as heck Computer Science classes if this book was around then. Charles has a habit of creating good books on dry stuff. I mean, let's face it, figuring out how transistors and codes work is not really super fun. It can be amusing, it can even be interesting, but I wouldn't classify it as a life goal. This book changed that a little bit...it made looking at the nature of codes and ultimately computers a little more fun and made me wish I this book was given to me at my orientation before my first year of college. I would have aced half of my classes!

Charles' writing style is very friendly and approachable. Most computer science manuals are written quite mechanically with information being presented in its purest and blandest form. With "Code," we see something that breaks away from this mold. We see the connection of code, computers, and human life experiences blended almost seemlessly. I like how the chapters progress...it's the right pace, pitch, tone, whatever you want to call it. All in all, I learned quite a bit from this book...let's hope someone recommends this book to young CS majors at every university.

This book is something you should take a look at if you are
1) Interested in computer and electronics and want to know more,
2) Want a break from other types of books and want to learn something at the same time,
or
3) Just want a light effortless read on something you thought was not very interesting but will actually turn out to be.