Book · 2019 · Computer architecture
Computer architecture : a quantitative approach
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The book that made a huge impact on me was computer architecture from Hennessey and Patterson a quantitative approach it was the first computer architecture book that that reduced the complexity the abstract idea of computer architecture down to engineering and I love it when people take complicated concepts and reduce it into something that you could do something about.
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Computer architecture : a quantitative approach by John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson is a foundational academic textbook that establishes systematic principles for designing computer systems. On an episode of The Ezra Klein Show from September 2026 titled Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Alarmism Has Gone Too Far, Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang appeared as a guest and spoke about the literary works that profoundly shaped his professional life. Huang explicitly recommended the Hennessy and Patterson text, explaining to host Ezra Klein that the book had exerted a massive influence on his intellectual development. He elaborated that it was the very first computer architecture publication to successfully demystify the abstract and intimidating complexities of computer design, translating them down into practical, actionable engineering principles. Huang expressed his deep admiration for authors who possess the rare ability to synthesize complicated technical domains into clear, structured frameworks that aspiring engineers and technologists can readily understand and apply in the real world.
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Jensen Huang the book that made a huge impact on me was computer architecture from Hennessey and Patterson a quantitativ… 1
“the book that made a huge impact on me was computer architecture from Hennessey and Patterson a quantitative approach it was the first computer architecture book that that reduced the complexity the abstract idea of computer architecture down to engineering and I love it when people take complicated concepts and reduce it into something that you could do something about”
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“he's also one of the great educators of computer science in the world his book with John Hennessy is how I first learned about and was humbled by the inner workings of machines at the lowest level”
“his book with John Hennessy is how I first learned about and was humbled by the inner workings of machines at the lowest level”
“in fact he and I wrote a textbook at the end of the 1980s called computer architecture a quantitative approach”