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Summary: This is THE reference/tutorial on UNIX.
Review: This tome is a reference and a tutorial combined. The beginning UNIX programmer will find an absolute goldmine of information on both BSD and System 5 UNIX. Stevens constantly juxtiposes the two standards. And for the experienced, as my Computer Consultant friend says, all his mentors turn to this Stevens book when they are stumped. This book is both academic and practical in scope and comes highly recommended!
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Summary: The Single Book Answer
Review: All the other praise is well deserved. This book sets an incredibly high precedent as to the quality of technical literature. GET THIS BOOK. The UNIX API has never been presented better. My only single complaint is that the text is written as a programmer would have written it: that is, much passive voice. Just make sure you have some coffee and a lot of time. It took me a little time to get through it (a 3 day cruise in the bahamas, actually), but I am to this day thankful that I did.
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Summary: A great book
Review: Mr. Stevens' book is very readable and loaded with working sample code of just-the-right size to illustrate his points without being *too* simplistic. Another great Addison-Wesley book.
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Summary: This book is the best one on Unix programming.
Review: I'm interested in Unix system. I have heard of this book a long time ago. It gives a full description of programming skills in Unix environment. I like this book very much!
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Summary: Too bad all technical books weren't this good
Review: When you first pick up this book you are struck by the very plain paper and simple presentation. Then you start reading and learning and learning. This book is a worthwhile investment at any price, but it will make you wish all technical books were like this...
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Summary: Great...but we need a new edition!
Review: "Definitive", "canonical" and "standard" are among the terms that apply to Steven's "APiTUE". Numerous examples combined with a clear style make even difficult features of Unix easy to grasp. His treatment of interprocess communication is especially well done. With the rising popularity of Linux, though, Stevens owes it to the Unix community to update this now half-decade old book
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Summary: Great book on UNIX advanced programmers
Review: This book illustrates the most essential UNIX system calls. Few books have described so many details on how to use them. So if you want to write your own true-UNIX programs, this book is a must-see. But this book lacks some recent features of UNIX like threads
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Summary: Necessary book for any Unix Programmer
Review: This book is a standard for Unix programmers. It covers almost every important system call / feature available. Enough implementation detail is covered to understand how to use Unix system calls efficiently. Networking is the prime weakness of this book; Berkeley Sockets on top of TCP/IP are not covered in this book. Web and other network programmers still need this book, but will also need a complementary networking book
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Summary: The finest Unix programming book yet ?
Review: This book, in common with all of Stevens's works is a fine example of how to write technical literature without boring the reader.
He starts with an discussion of the multitude of differing Unixes, explaining the geneology of each. Along with the work on standards, this is essential reading for any Unix user, from Wizard to Weenie.
As the book progresses, he takes you through the Unix API, step by step. IO, Processes, Tasks; it's all their.
If you have a more advanced understanding, you can leap to the parts you want without fear of losing the rythm of the book.
The best
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Summary: _THE_ book of UNIX programming
Review: You need to know something about UNIX programming? It's
probably in this book. You need to know about Pipes and
file IO? It's in this book. You need to know about processes?
It's in this book. It doesn't contain the kitchen
sink, but almost everything else you can think of needing.
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