Commodore 64 User's Guide
Commodore 64 User's Guide by Commodoreby Commodore
Shares rank 100 of 115 programming books by recommenders
People recommend it for its logical, layered structure, which guides learners step by step and shows how the whole machine works.
People recommend it for its logical, layered structure, which guides learners step by step and shows how the whole machine works.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Builds up in logical layers
“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.”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore” Guides learning like a companion
“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.”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore” Shows how everything works together
“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.”
Comment from 17 Jul 2026 in “I Owe My Life to the Commodore 64”
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| Crafting Interpretersby Robert Nystrom | 60 | 4 | 94% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Clean Codeby Robert C. Martin | 31 | 87 | 26% | 9 | — | — |
| The Pragmatic Programmerby Hunt and Thomas | 28 | 1 | 97% | 7 | — | Approved |
| How to Design Programsby Felleisen, Findler, Flatt and Krishnamurthi | 18 | 2 | 90% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Commodore 64 User's Guideby CommodoreThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“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.”
“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.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.