Advanced Unix Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing)
Advanced Unix Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing) by Marc J. Rochkind
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 736
- ISBN:
- 0131411543
- Product Group:
- book
- Publisher:
- Addison Wesley
- Publication Date:
- May 13, 2004
- BooksForGeeks.com ID:
- 1781
Helping UNIX programmers have a one-volume guide to the essential system-level services provided to them by the UNIX family of operating systems, this edition includes Linux, FreeBSD, and the Mac OS X kernel. Because mastering application programs is essential for successful UNIX programming, it helps programmers with emphasis on portability.
Reviews for Advanced Unix Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing)
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Brilliant, exciting and informative
Rated out of 5 stars, November 12th, 2005
Positively the best book on UNIX programming that i have read. It's packed full of knowledge. This is more of an encyclopaedia of information than a regular text book. The reader should have some foundation of C before attempting to read this, but then who picks up a book on 'Advanced UNIX Programming' without expecting that? From the beginning this book taught me things that I was not aware of and continues throughout the book. Highly recommended.I seriously advise the buyer invests 10 minutes to cover this with a clear sticky back plastic as you will have this book open for weeks before closing it.
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A good starting point
Rated out of 5 stars, April 12th, 2000
Well structured and easy to handle. It is more a quick reference for beginners that and in-depth book for Unix system-call programming. It gives all you need to program in Unix but still lacks some examples and a more in depth analysis. if you are looking for something which matches this same title go for Stevens' book (Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment) -
Very good starter book
Rated out of 5 stars, October 12th, 1998
I found this book an excellent introduction when I first started doing network programming, sockets, signals, and threads in a Unix environment. After a while, though, I needed more detail and bought the excellent Stevens book "Advanced Programming in a Unix Environment". I would heartily recommend both books, this one to get you into it, and the Stevens book as the hyper detailed reference. -
A must-have book for UNIX system call programming
Rated out of 5 stars, September 12rd, 1998
The author knew the original developers of UNIX, and it shows in the quality of the information in the book. Also the writing style and the contents are both very good indeed - to the point, yet detailed where needed. Has examples on basic system calls for file and process management, terminal I/O, IPC, etc. Each chapter ends with a section on portability between various flavors of UNIX. Uses an example of a creating a simple DBMS to illustrate many of the topics. BYTE magazine gave it a very good review. Buy it !