Electronic Principles
Electronic Principles by Albert Malvinoby Albert Paul Malvino
Shares rank 9 of 12 electronics books by recommenders
Three people name it as a go-to electronics book, usually alongside Floyd's titles. No criticism appeared in the quotes.
Three people name it as a go-to electronics book, usually alongside Floyd's titles. No criticism appeared in the quotes.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 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
Recommended by name for electronics
“I can recommend Malvino's "Electronic Principles,"”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Project Patchouli: Open-source electromagnetic drawing tablet hardware” “My actual picks, are the likes of Floyd or Melvino”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “The Secret Life of Circuits is now in stock everywhere” “Pick up a book by someone like Melvino or Floyd.”
Comment from 4 Nov 2025 in “Things you can do with diodes” Named alongside Floyd's electronics books
“My actual picks, are the likes of Floyd or Melvino”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “The Secret Life of Circuits is now in stock everywhere” “Pick up a book by someone like Melvino or Floyd.”
Comment from 4 Nov 2025 in “Things you can do with diodes”
Other electronics books people recommend
The four most recommended other electronics books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Secret Life of Circuitsby Michał Zalewski | 26 | 10 | 72% | 4 | — | Approved |
| The Art of Electronicsby Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill | 11 | 3 | 79% | 7 | — | Approved |
| PySDR: A Guide to SDR and DSP Using Pythonby Marc Lichtman | 8 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Getting Started in Electronicsby Forrest M. Mims | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
| Electronic Principlesby Albert Paul MalvinoThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“My actual picks, are the likes of Floyd or Melvino”
“I can recommend Malvino's "Electronic Principles,"”
“Pick up a book by someone like Melvino or Floyd.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.