A programming language enthusiast, Ronald T. Kneusel's experience with programming languages began circa 1980 when he first encountered an Apple II computer. Decades later, he completed a PhD in machine learning from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and now works in the industry developing deep learning systems. He is the author of Practical Deep Learning- A Python-Based Introduction (No Starch Press), Math for Deep Learning (No Starch Press), Numbers and Computers (Springer), and Random Numbers and Computers (Springer).
A fascinating and thought-provoking tour through programming languages. Strange Code guides you through some mostly forgotten languages-such as Forth, SNOBOL, and CLIPS-before exploring more experimental languages-such as Piet-where your source code is an image. I particularly enjoyed Firefly, a language for the BBC micro:bit, created especially for the book. -Sean McManus, Author of Mission Python: Code a Space Adventure Game!