What makes the book worth recommending is not so much the subject matter, but the quality of Petzold's explanations. We're all interested in computing and many of us have seen NAND gates before...Petzold tells one story where Boolean logic goes on a journey and becomes NAND gates. Sure there may be a few new facts we meet along the way, yet what makes Code a great book is the quality of its writing.
It's worth reading as a writer. For someone interested in computers, it is recreational as well.
It's worth reading as a writer. For someone interested in computers, it is recreational as well.