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The Lounge What is on Your Mind? Just getting started with UNIX programming and administration Post 302977214 by bakunin on Thursday 14th of July 2016 12:04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by despiragado

Also thanks for kindly moving my post to the right section. As a new user i was lost as to where to post my introduction.

That's OK. We are here to help you. If you are unsure about anything you can always ask a moderator or administrator (the people with the red names) for help.

You book, btw., is a great choice! It is one of the classics i think everyone working on UNIX should have read.

Here is my personal list of books i have found to be "all time classics" and of eternal value in the field of programming in UNIX environments. Most assume that you are already a seasoned programmer and discuss just how UNIX/Linux environments differ from other such environments and how proper UNIX programs should behave. But even if you are less seasoned than the authors expected their audience to be you will still profit greatly from them, IMHO.

Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment (Stevens)
Also called "APUE" or just "the Stevens".
The Art of Unix Programming (Raymond)
All about how things ought to be done.
The Art of Computer Programming (Knuth)
Affectionately known as the "TAOCP". All you ever wanted to know about programming in general. The book you use as material for lifelong learning.
Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition, with Source Code (Lions)
An absolute must for every kernel expert. For a long time withheld from the market (for trade secrets) and perhaps the most photo-copied book in the world.
Modern Operating Systems (Tanenbaum)
The man who taught Linux Torvalds how to write a kernel explains the rationale behind kernel design decisions in general and provides a teaching OS (Minix) in source code.
UNIX Network Programming (Stevens)
The bible if you want to write client-server software. All about inter-process-communication, sockets and the like. I suggest "TCP/IP Illustrated" from the same author along with it.
Computer Networks (Tanenbaum)
To understand why we ended with todays Ethernet/TCPIP-monoculture and what made this combination so extremely successful, this is about network architecture and -design in general.
Principles Compiler Design (Aho, Ullmann)
The famous "(green) Dragon Book". Even if you never write a compiler knowing about parsing, lexical analysers and the theory behind it will enlighten your programming.

I hope this helps.

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