From Dits to Bits
From Dits to Bits by Herman Lukoffby Herman Lukoff
Shares rank 38 of 51 history books by recommenders
People recommend it as a good, fascinating read, and a firsthand account of early computing told by someone who was there.
People recommend it as a good, fascinating read, and a firsthand account of early computing told by someone who was there.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 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: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not 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 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Firsthand account of formative computing years
“Told by a guy who was there for a lot of the formative stuff.”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “Come for Eniac, Stay for Univac and Skeduflo” Fascinating read found in library
“a fascinating book I found in the library”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “Come for Eniac, Stay for Univac and Skeduflo” Described as a really good book
“That’s a really good book!”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “Come for Eniac, Stay for Univac and Skeduflo”
Other history books people recommend
The four most recommended other history 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 Dawn of Everythingby David Graeber and David Wengrow | 23 | 5 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Cadillac Desertby Marc Reisner | 18 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Boxby Marc Levinson | 16 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Sapiensby Yuval Noah Harari | 13 | 9 | 59% | 8 | — | — |
| From Dits to Bitsby Herman LukoffThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Told by a guy who was there for a lot of the formative stuff.”
“That’s a really good book!”
“a fascinating book I found in the library”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.