[coletonodonnell]

I got the nand2tetris book and such and am about to start. Why would you recommend Code first over nand2tetris in your opinion?

[AndrewDucker]

Really really don't worry about it. One is not a precondition for the other.

"Code" is fascinating for talking about the history and the "Why", while N2T is excellent for giving you the hands-on practice at building one yourself.