# Commodore 64 User's Guide by Commodore

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Commodore 64 User's Guide by Commodore and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its logical, layered structure, which guides learners step by step and shows how the whole machine works.

## Why people recommend it

- Builds up in logical layers (1 comments): "It build on itself in logical layers, and I felt like I had a companion to guide me through the process of learning and understanding." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48277527))
- Guides learning like a companion (1 comments): "It build on itself in logical layers, and I felt like I had a companion to guide me through the process of learning and understanding." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48277527))
- Shows how everything works together (1 comments): "it's pretty interesting. It's fascinating how the structure is laid out in a way that lets you grasp how everything works all at once." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48945841))

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- [Clean Code by Robert C. Martin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clean-code.md): 31 recommend
- [The Pragmatic Programmer by Hunt and Thomas](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pragmatic-programmer.md): 28 recommend
- [How to Design Programs by Felleisen, Findler, Flatt and Krishnamurthi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/how-to-design-programs.md): 18 recommend
- [Mastering Emacs by Mickey Petersen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mastering-emacs.md): 17 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0672220105?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780672220104) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Commodore 64 User's Guide by Commodore", https://hackerapproved.com/p/commodore-64-user-s-guide/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).