I am, like some other readers, somewhat conflicted about the book. It starts out really engaging, funny, and informative. I found myself however losing interest with each passing chapter as the important basic concepts seemed to be overwritten with overly detailed explanations of less essential information.

Occasionally you could find super interesting information buried in such chapters, but it was so hard to get through some of the more dry information (such as extremely drawn out details of the 8080 microprocessor...) that I found myself simply glancing through lots of paragraphs without focusing on each word or table.

I think the book combines too many potential goal audiences in one and dedicates too much time to very niche details.

The book does deserve lots of credit. It amazes me the amount of knowledge the author has and dedication in putting all this information in one book. There are many historical aspects that are fascinating to read and understand why certain things that are so commonplace today are the way they are and how they came to be.