Reviews for Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment (APC)

1. extreme value for money

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, April 12th, 2009

   I bought this book out of curiosity regarding the wiring of UNIX systems. It was recommended in Design Patterns Explained and it cost only a few bucks so i decided to go for it. I was surprised to see that it is such an authorative (hardcovered, yeah yeah yeah) book. Very useful if you want to know how UNIX systems are built and/or if you are developing C/C++ code under UNIX.

2. excellent and clear book

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, May 12th, 2001

   This book not only is excellent, it is brilliant. It is clear and well thought out. It goes into great deal with very clear documentation for all the code, why and how. It also considers important issues like how long things take, and whether there are better ways. It is one of my most referenced books, in fact I had to buy a second copy, the first become so tatty!

3. Brilliant introduction and reference!

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, February 12th, 2001

   This book might be one of the best books I ever bought. Its a brilliant mix of tutorial and reference. Anyone who is interested in systems programming on UNIX should own this book. It can be used as tutorial for beginners as well as reference for experts.

4. Who's got a copy of Steven's...

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, November 12nd, 2000

   When there's something odd going on connecting to Acme co's server the cry goes out "Who's got a copy of Steven's?". This, along with his two Network programming books are *the* definitive guides if you're doing any serious UNIX work. For sure you can always take some small area a lot further, but if you ever wondered just what the point of longjmp() is, or need to know why you're getting that ESOMESILLYERROR errno return code then this is the book for you. I know of *nobody* who has ever been even remotely disappointed with this book.

5. The only book you need

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, September 12th, 2000

   I have owned APUE for 5 years now. It is not a book I use very often, but that is because I don't do much system level programming. When I do however, APUE always has the answers I need in clear and concise easy-to-read text and code examples. I too was very saddened to hear of the death of Richard - a great loss.