Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 08:25:36 -0800 (PST) From: Danial Thom <danial_thom@yahoo.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org>, lars <lars@gmx.at> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Programming Book(s) Message-ID: <20060106162536.24738.qmail@web33311.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <43BDCF7C.2000101@chuckr.org>
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--- Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> wrote: > lars wrote: > > > Martin Cracauer wrote: > > > >> Sean wrote on Mon, Jan 02, 2006 at > 04:09:27PM -0500: > >> > >>> Looking for recommendations on any Unix > programming books. > >>> I have been out of things for a while so I > would put my skill level > >>> back to the beginning. > >> > >> > >> > >> W. Richard Steven's "Advanced Programming in > the Unix Environment", > >> along with his "Unix Network Programming" > are still classics and from > >> what I have seen best by far. > >> > >> Martin > > > > I also recommend "The Art of UNIX > Programming" by Eric S. Raymond > > for some cultural information on Unix > programming. > > > > It's also available whole online for free at > his website. > > Oddly, I think I wish this were not so ... I > would say, everything I've > ever gotten that was free, turned out to be > worth the price, and I just > would not want to devalue that man's tremendous > contribution, in any > method whatsoever. Even if it means that > teeners starting out have to > beg a bit. Oh please. Even books that aren't "free" are free these days at the Border's library. Its all about selling overpriced coffee. DT __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
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