# Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayne

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/logic-for-programmers/

9 people recommended Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayne in Hacker News comments, 4 had mixed feelings and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 3 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

7 of the 9 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayne”.

**Verdict:** Introduces logic and formal methods to programmers from a software engineering viewpoint; critics find it math-heavy and note it leaves out incompleteness limits.

Summary written by Claude from 17 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Eagerly anticipated, with readers preordering (3 comments in the sample): "Looking forward to reading this, I am one of the people who preordered." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49110271)) "I would love to support and get a print copy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49127474)) "I am sure this will be a great book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49114805))
- Useful for programmers learning computer science (2 comments in the sample): "this book is exactly perfect for programmers interested in learning about computer science" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49107639)) "Seems pretty useful; I'll give the sample chapters a more in-depth read soon." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49106111))

## Other programming books people recommend

- [Crafting Interpreters by Robert Nystrom](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crafting-interpreters/): 55 recommend, 0 mixed, 4 criticize
- [The Pragmatic Programmer by Hunt and Thomas](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pragmatic-programmer/): 25 recommend, 3 mixed, 1 criticize
- [How to Design Programs by Felleisen, Findler, Flatt and Krishnamurthi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/how-to-design-programs/): 15 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize
- [Working Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael Feathers](https://hackerapproved.com/p/working-effectively-with-legacy-code/): 14 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayne", https://hackerapproved.com/p/logic-for-programmers/ (9 recommend, 4 mixed, 3 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.