I'm diving into programming with Python and SQL, and I'm really keen to expand my understanding of how computers actually work. I'm fascinated by both low-level and high-level programming languages, and I'd love to grasp how everything connects—from programming languages down to the computer hardware. Are there any recommended resources or books that clearly explain this relationship and help visualize the layers involved?
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If you're looking to deepen your programming knowledge, you might want to try learning a typed, compiled language. C is pretty much as close to the hardware as you can get, but Rust is even more strict and might help you grasp some high-level concepts better. It's all about understanding how things really work under the hood!
I appreciate the advice! I'm not as interested in the languages themselves; I want to understand how computer fundamentals translate into low-level and high-level languages, and how 0s and 1s come to life as compilers. Does that make sense?