Advanced UNIX Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)

By Marc J. Rochkind

Book Overview

The changes to UNIX programming that have taken place since 1985 are extensive to say the least. The first edition of Advanced UNIX Programming is still used and considered to be a must have book on any UNIX programmer's shelf. With this new edition UNIX programmers now have a one-volume, comprehensive, in-depth guide to the essential system-level services provided to them by the UNIX family of operating systems - now including Linux, FreeBSD, and the Mac OS X kernel (Darwin). All UNIX application programs, regardless of what language they are written in, run on top of these services, so mastering them is essential for successful UNIX programming. And, with a movement towards open-source systems, programmers will appreciate the book's emphasis on portability.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131411543
• ISBN13: 9780131411548
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 2.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Just right

This book starts at the beginning, assumes very little, and takes you quickly to the essentials you need to know about unix. The text is clear but too verbose - you can actually finish this book, which I find important for programmers who want to get a sound introduction and then get to coding. The new edition is updated for modern unix-like systems.

Required Reading for UNIX developers

This book is truly exceptional - it covered the UNIX programming environment from beginning to the end very well. Marc Rochkind has done an amazing job updating his classic book. A brief history of UNIX and a history of various UNIX standards such as POSIX, SUS and pretty much all the others plus a 30 minute crash course in the underlying structure of UNIX get the readers going. If you are anything like me that hasn't...

A must have

I also have the first edition (and a previous book) and am an unabashed fan of Marc Rochkind's.What this book promises and delivers is a catalog and explanation of Unix (including Linux) system calls.The clarity with which it is done is a thing of beauty. It is much more dense and extensive than the 1st edition.After all, a few things have happened in the interim.:)This is where Unix comes alive.

Covers System calls indepth, a must for hardcore unix fans.

A very rare book with useful information about unix system calls, helps you acquire indepth knowledge about interprocess communication and unix file management system. Great book for advanced unix and c programmers.

A must-have for understanding Interprocess Communication

An excellent book for people who want to understand and program under UNIX operating system. The author has done a wonderful job by building a set of library routines for interprocess communication (IPC) and shown the merits, de-merits and highlighted the usefulness of available system calls.Use it alongwith Stevens' "Advanced UNIX programming" book.