techMonday, December 20, 2004
The Art Of Unix Programming
The Art of Unix Programming by Eric S. Raymond is a very good book to learn about the Unix design in general as well as programming for Unix. (here Unix includes all flavors of Unix - notably Linux).
It discusses design issues of Unix and other Operating Systems.
It's a good book for anyone who thinks that MS Windows is a piece of junk and wants to know why. This book shows specific points where the design of Windows falls short(in reguards to security and reliability) and why it can't be fixed without breaking backwards compatability.
It discusses open-source software design and how it encourages better, more reliable software.
In general, Unix is awesome and everyone should scrap WinDoze in favor of Linux.
It discusses design issues of Unix and other Operating Systems.
It's a good book for anyone who thinks that MS Windows is a piece of junk and wants to know why. This book shows specific points where the design of Windows falls short(in reguards to security and reliability) and why it can't be fixed without breaking backwards compatability.
It discusses open-source software design and how it encourages better, more reliable software.
In general, Unix is awesome and everyone should scrap WinDoze in favor of Linux.
