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Summary: Not for beginners...
Review: Hi, I bought this book because my unix programming class requires it. Everyone I know told me it's an awesome book to buy so I bought it. I suppose it's a good book like everyone said except you have to watch out if you are below intermediate level programmer. It's a good reference book to programmers who are intermediate to expert but definitely not for beginning C programmers. Every thing is short to the point and the book will not pamper you through. If you think you have good knowledge, go for it!
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Summary: Unix programming from a to z
Review: All Unix programming in just one book. From advanced shell scripts to C system programming.Well explained, better docummented. Nice examples. It well worth the money
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Summary: Unix programming from a to z
Review: Realliy wonderful book. From prowerful shell scripts to C system programming. Well docummented and nice examples. It worths the money
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Summary: Very Cool Linux Coding Book
Review: I recommend this book to those who know how to code in some language(s) but are moving to the Linux platform. Various technologies and languages are described with code examples in all cases. C lanugage is the emphasis but intros to shell, perl, and tcl/tk are given as well. The book is a clearly written survey that will get you writing all kinds of code on the linux platform.
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Summary: easy understand and well written
Review: This book cover most of basic information you need to know about Linux programming and also included many useful examples. The only thing missing in this book is the detail, you need other references to help you catch other deeper topic. For example, the book cover Makefile but it doesn't mention about the configuration file for different plateform but most of the (Linux) OpenSource community also make their utilities available to Solaris, IRIX, Windows ....... But again, if you want to have the most foundamental knowledge about Linux programming ( or any UNIX-like system ) , this book give you the broad idea and always the best pick.
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Summary: Very good introduction.
Review: This is a great start in Linux programming if you already have some C experience. It has many examples and is written in quite a clear style. It covers shell programming, cgi programming, debugging, threads and more. I guess my main comment is that this book goes into enough detail that you can make something work, but it does not explain the more complex features of the interfaces or tools. It notes some "gotchas" which can occur using the interfaces or tools which can be very useful. So this book is a good place to figure out what you need, then leap off to another book if you require more detail.
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Summary: Easy to understand and apply
Review: This is probably the best book out there on the shelf. The book goes beyond simply listing of the system functions. Very easy to read. It can be used as a reference book (although I would recommend Stevens for reference). Target audience: programmers, who want to learn how to develop in the Linux platform. The only thing that is missing is CVS and an extensive description of Makefiles, automake and autoconf.
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Summary: For Linux kernel modules see the Second Edition
Review: The March 1, 2000 review posted by Daniel Sheltraw pertains to the second edition of this book. Both editions of this book are excellent, but the <first> edition has no information on writing kernel modules. Be sure to order the <second> edition if you are looking specifically for information on writing Linux kernel device driver modules.
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Summary: not a good linux book
Review: This is a book talks many things, but do not let you have a whole picture or what is the uniques of Linux.
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Summary: The Title Tells It All!
Review: This book as written on the title, is for beginner who wants learn Linux programming. However, you should have some basic of C programming language before reading this book (if you know what is pointer, and how to use pointer to pointer, that is enough). Mostly of the code (80%) in this book is written in C. This book explains very well what do you need to be a Linux programmer. Like, how to make the Makefile, how to use CVS for group development, how to program for X, etc. With 945 pages, and 21 Chapters + Appendixes, I think they did their jobs by keeping the explanation about each aspect of Linux programming in the right portion on each chapter.
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