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Isn’t this technically true though? Fractions are just rational reals. The examples listed are still reals, just irrational.
i think i can see the nitpick here: pi and e aren't representable as rational numbers, and aren't representable exactly in IEEE754
Better option: Computer Organization and Design by Patterson and Hennessy, ISBN 978-0124077263. Comes in MIPS (original version now in its 5th edition), ARM and RISC-V focused flavors, covers "instructions unique to architecture X" as part of its discussion.
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Does anyone have an idea how bad is the ARM version? The reviews online say they did not fully adapt it from MIPS, and that the instruction set is partially made up instead of using the real one, which means listings won't work on real hardware.
>which means listings won't work on real hardware. They will. LEG is a subset of ARM. What won't work is ARM software on LEG hardware. I would recommend getting the current edition, which has replaced ARM/LEG with the industry standard RISC-V.
I am more inclined for ARM version since that's applicable to both all current Apple hardware and school Chromebooks.
Does anyone know/recommend the author? Sometimes I feel Packt books are not the highest quality. Happy for anyone to disagree and tell me a different impression. I was reached out by Packt a few times on LinkedIn with something like: "hey, if you want to write about stuff, let us know".
IMO, the best textbooks for computer architecture and organisation are Computer Organisation and Design and Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach , both by Patterson and Hennessy. The former book even comes in a variety of assembly languages, including MIPS, ARMv8 (or a subset, called LEGv8, heh), and RISC-V.
What's the main difference between the two?
Does anyone know/recommend the author? Sometimes I feel Packt books are not the highest quality. Happy for anyone to disagree and tell me a different impression. I was reached out by Packt a few times on LinkedIn with something like: "hey, if you want to write about stuff, let us know".
Better option: Computer Organization and Design by Patterson and Hennessy, ISBN 978-0124077263. Comes in MIPS (original version now in its 5th edition), ARM and RISC-V focused flavors, covers "instructions unique to architecture X" as part of its discussion.
IMO, the best textbooks for computer architecture and organisation are Computer Organisation and Design and Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach , both by Patterson and Hennessy. The former book even comes in a variety of assembly languages, including MIPS, ARMv8 (or a subset, called LEGv8, heh), and RISC-V.
> Computer Organisation and Design and Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, both by Patterson and Hennessy What's the main difference between the two?