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Open Circuits – No Starch Press [pdf]

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Re: Open Circuits – No Starch Press [pdf]

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Post by mtremsal »

chirau wrote: post #28

I love No Starch Press. Apart from their more popular ones like Eloquent Javascript and Automate The Boring Stuff, i have discovered several nice gems in their catalogue which they keep small and of really high quality. I haven't been disappointed by any of the books i have purchased from them... 14 to be exact.

I’ve really enjoyed The Secret Life of Programs by Jonathan E. Steinhart. From analog signals, to gates, to cpus and memory, and so on all the way up. Very cool concept, well executed.

Re: Open Circuits – No Starch Press [pdf]

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Post by gkhartman »

This is really neat. It brought back some childhood memories of attempting to cut open components, only to find that I'd turned their insides to dust in the process. Sending thanks to the authors for fulfilling a want that I didn't know I still had.

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Post by adhesive_wombat »

ncmncm wrote: post #31
adhesive_wombat wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What tools did you use to cut these components with such precision and lack of burring?

Sandpaper of increasing fineness. And patience. Lots of patience.

How did you hold the items securely while sanding them down? Standard hand vices or some kind of custom jigs?

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Post by tubetime »

adhesive_wombat wrote: post #27
tubetime wrote: post #12

co-author here, feel free to ask questions.

What tools did you use to cut these components with such precision and lack of burring?

we used a variety of tools: diamond saws, polishing wheels, hacksaws, and a lot of sandpaper.

many of the samples had to be mounted using clamps or dop wax.

Re: Open Circuits – No Starch Press [pdf]

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Post by billpollock »

chirau wrote: post #28

I love No Starch Press. Apart from their more popular ones like Eloquent Javascript and Automate The Boring Stuff, i have discovered several nice gems in their catalogue which they keep small and of really high quality. I haven't been disappointed by any of the books i have purchased from them... 14 to be exact.

:)

Re: Open Circuits – No Starch Press [pdf]

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Post by billpollock »

mtremsal wrote: post #32
chirau wrote: post #28

I love No Starch Press. Apart from their more popular ones like Eloquent Javascript and Automate The Boring Stuff, i have discovered several nice gems in their catalogue which they keep small and of really high quality. I haven't been disappointed by any of the books i have purchased from them... 14 to be exact.

I’ve really enjoyed The Secret Life of Programs by Jonathan E. Steinhart. From analog signals, to gates, to cpus and memory, and so on all the way up. Very cool concept, well executed.

That's a beautiful book
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