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Advanced Linux Programming (Landmark)
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by CodeSourcery LLC, Mark L. Mitchell, Alex Samuel, and Jeffrey Oldham
Sales Rank: 347297
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List Price: $45.00
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Paperback: 340 pages
Publisher: Sams June 21, 2001
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735710430
ISBN-13: 978-0735710436
Product Dimensions:
9 x 7 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
Product Description
Advanced Linux Programming is divided into two parts. The first covers generic UNIX system services, but with a particular eye towards Linux specific information. This portion of the book will be of use even to advanced programmers who have worked with other Linux systems since it will cover Linux specific details and differences. For programmers without UNIX experience, it will be even more valuable. The second section covers material that is entirely Linux specific. These are truly advanced topics, and are the techniques that the gurus use to build great applications. While this book will focus mostly on the Application Programming Interface (API) provided by the Linux kernel and the C library, a preliminary introduction to the development tools available will allow all who purchase the book to make immediate use of Linux.
Publisher Description
Mark Mitchell, Alex Samuel, and Jeffrey Oldham are definitely some of the most talented authors I've had the pleasure of working with. Once you take a look at this book you'll see what I mean. This pre-published review of the book says it all: "As Linux becomes a more mainstream player in the internet infrastructure market, there is a tremendous need for lucid programming texts that also convey some of the philosophy behind the Linux and GNU movements. This book does an incredible job of covering all of that. I think it will be a standard against which other programming texts for Linux (and with all due respect to Richard Stevens, possibly UNIX as well) are measured."
Adam Goodman, Publisher, Linux Magazine CodeSourcery is a top-notch group of guys who have brought you a top-notch book you can't be without. They are the epitome of our mission here at New Riders - to publish the VOICES THAT MATTER. Take a look and determine for yourself. I know you'll find this to be one of those books you keep on your shelf forever and ever. Be sure to write into me here at New Riders and let me know what you think and how this book helped you out. Enjoy!
~Stephanie Wall, Executive Editor
nrfeedback@newriders.com
Customer Reviews & Comments
This is undoubtedly an ambitious book, covering some of the most complicated (and neglected) topics in the world of Linux programming. Unfortunately, it suffers from some critical defects. The first two chapters are the obligatory redundant recycling of Linux fundamentals that are the hallmark of lazy authors. Face it: if you don't know what emacs or a shell is, you shouldn't be reading this book; if this is the best opening you can come up with, you shouldn't be writing it. The authors fail to cover their subjects in sufficient depth. Sockets receive a scant five pages and the examples only treat UNIX domain sockets. Who the hell cares about UNIX domain sockets? Why are there no examples of multi-threaded Internet domain socket servers? To be fair, the coverage of the linux-specific material is decent, but doesn't justify the price tag. Bottom line: this is a good introduction to the subject of threads and Linux technicals, but will leave you needing more. Go to your favorite bookstore, get a cup of coffee and spend half of an afternoon reading the book in the store and saving yourself ...
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