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Two Books, One Journey Through Computing
by Jerome Kehrli
Posted on Tuesday Dec 23, 2025 at 12:12PM in Computer Science
These two books form a single, coherent journey through computing, from the physical reality of machines to the abstract ideas that define computation and intelligence.
L'informatique – Des transistors aux microservices explores how computers are built and why modern systems look the way they do, starting with electricity and transistors and rising through operating systems, networks, cloud infrastructures, and microservices. It reconnects hardware, software, and architecture into a unified mental model that helps readers truly understand the machines they use every day.
Les sciences informatiques – De Turing à l'intelligence artificielle shifts the focus to ideas: algorithms, complexity, optimization, cryptography, and machine learning. Rather than listing techniques, it explains the principles, limits, and intellectual breakthroughs that culminate in modern artificial intelligence.
Written in French by design, these books make deep technical knowledge accessible without linguistic barriers. They are intended for students, engineers, educators, and curious readers who want more than surface-level explanations - readers who seek understanding, coherence, and perspective rather than recipes or buzzwords.
Each book stands on its own. Together, they offer a rare, structured vision of computing as both engineering and science, grounded in history, driven by ideas, and shaped by human choices.
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