Logic for Programmers
Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayneby Hillel Wayne
Ranked 10 of 115 programming books by recommenders
Introduces logic and formal methods to programmers from a software engineering viewpoint; critics find it math-heavy and note it leaves out incompleteness limits.
Introduces logic and formal methods to programmers from a software engineering viewpoint; critics find it math-heavy and note it leaves out incompleteness limits.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 81%
Recommended in 3 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: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 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
Useful for programmers learning computer science
“this book is exactly perfect for programmers interested in learning about computer science”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayne” “Seems pretty useful; I'll give the sample chapters a more in-depth read soon.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayne” Eagerly anticipated, with readers preordering
“Looking forward to reading this, I am one of the people who preordered.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayne” “I would love to support and get a print copy”
Comment from 31 Jul 2026 in “Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayne” “I am sure this will be a great book.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayne”
Other programming books people recommend
The four most recommended other programming 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Logic for Programmersby Hillel WayneThis page | 13 | 3 | 81% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
17 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Lamport’s book and or Hillel Wayne’s are both good.”
“I would love to support and get a print copy”
“I am sure this will be a great book.”
“But books like this one are very rare.”
“Looking forward to reading this, I am one of the people who preordered.”
“maybe you're right, it cannot be (currently) done in 200 pages”
“this book is exactly perfect for programmers interested in learning about computer science”
“the author here has a software engineering background and it shows”
“no serious work with this ambition today should omit”
“reading examples of simplify the condition is hard”
“I see no mention of Gödel/incompleteness theorems or limitations which is not a great sign”
“It is self published on lean pub, which I have seen has poor copy editing.”
“really appreciate Hillel's content!”
“Looks interesting, but the math heritage is dominant as promised.”
“Seems pretty useful; I'll give the sample chapters a more in-depth read soon.”
“There’s a book called Logic for Programmers”
“they should really try to understand what the damn heck this logic programming stuff is all about”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.