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Advanced Linux Programming – book with free PDF (2001)

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Re: Advanced Linux Programming – book with free PDF (2001)

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Post by stonemetal »

kev009 wrote: post #11

If you are doing "Linux programming" instead of UNIX programming, you are most likely doing something wrong.

Using the higher performance Linux specific interfaces like epoll isn't doing it wrong, it is getting the most out of your platform. Perhaps it is doing it wrong to use it directly instead of a library in application code, but someone still has to know enough to write the library.

Re: Advanced Linux Programming – book with free PDF (2001)

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Post by _kst_ »

kidgorgeous wrote: post #13

why are all the chapters in separate pdf's? Is that unintentional or an enticement to buy the book when it comes out? If it's the former, anybody got a full pdf download link?

The first line in the table on http://advancedlinuxprogramming.com/alp-folder/ is a link to the PDF of the full book.

http://advancedlinuxprogramming.com/alp-folder/advanced-linu...

(The size in the table is incorrect. It's 3866012 bytes, not 1273361. The md5sum is correct.)

Re: Advanced Linux Programming – book with free PDF (2001)

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Post by brudgers »

nickles wrote: post #2

>> http://advancedlinuxprogramming.com/about.html This appears to be the first edition of the book, published in 2001. Is this book still useful, considering it's 15 years old?

With the exception of systemd versus init, the big ideas are pretty much unchanged. Details around hardware and distribution features should be kept in historical perspective and application context, by which I mean that a 2001 64 megabytes of RAM desktop might be today's embedded system and most people won't have to configure networking over two dial up modems.

For me, the critical issue with technical books is readability and accessibility. If it's in front of me and I enjoy reading it because I'm learning something, that's often good enough. If I were already an expert Linux programmer, then I might have different criteria. I know I ain't.

Re: Advanced Linux Programming – book with free PDF (2001)

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Post by nickpsecurity »

raimue wrote: post #9

opens book Chapter 1: Getting Started 1.1 Editing with Emacs closes book

Yeah, that would be me lol. I've been dodging that program for a long time now. Briefly tolerated it in a self-contained LISP setup. Had a piece of paper helping me along on basic stuff. (shudders)

Re: Advanced Linux Programming – book with free PDF (2001)

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Post by dang »

kev009 wrote: post #11

If you are doing "Linux programming" instead of UNIX programming, you are most likely doing something wrong.

This sort of comment could be based on real knowledge, but it's hard to tell because you just gave us a conclusion rather than showing us how you came to it. A better comment would add information: give an example or two, tell a story, or say what's behind your thinking somehow.

Re: Advanced Linux Programming – book with free PDF (2001)

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Post by kidgorgeous »

_kst_ wrote: post #14
kidgorgeous wrote: post #13

why are all the chapters in separate pdf's? Is that unintentional or an enticement to buy the book when it comes out? If it's the former, anybody got a full pdf download link?

The first line in the table on http://advancedlinuxprogramming.com/alp-folder/ is a link to the PDF of the full book. http://advancedlinuxprogramming.com/alp-folder/advanced-linu... (The size in the table is incorrect. It's 3866012 bytes, not 1273361. The md5sum is correct.)

derp! Thanks for pointing that out!
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