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Unix Network Programming
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Author: W. Richard Stevens
List Price: $82.65
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ISBN: 0139498761
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (23 January, 1990)
Edition: Hardcover
Sales Rank: 38,778
Average Customer Rating: 4.46 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
A "must-have" classic programming text
Don't let the title fool you - this book is more about writing robust applications in UNIX than mere network programming.
In his trademark crisp and to-the-point style, Tanenbaum describes UNIX from the C programmer's point of view. The book groups system calls by domain (file I/O, IPC etc) and illustrates different usage scenarios. This is one of few texts that explain the *why* aspect of system calls, not just the *how*. After reading this book, you will have gained insight on improving your current programming project, and understand UNIX inside-out.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Good and Difficult
Network programming was never meant to be easy. It has simply too many details and functions, to make it mind boggling. So an excellent reference is in order.I had read TCP/IP Illustrated I by Richard Stevens and found it an excellent read. Which is why I bought this book. Frankly, I was a bit dissapointed with it. In the TCP/IP book, Stevens explains concepts with the help of diagrams and examples. This book, on the other hand, reads like a listing of various programs which make no sense. I found it very diffcult to use as my first programming book. If you have some knowledge of network programming, you shuld buy this book. But if you are a novice like me, then think twice about it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Astonishing and Readable! Simply let knowledge flow in you!
Okay, this is the story. I have not bought this book, but got it from a university library, for a short term of a week. It is an amazing book, Richards simply is a magician, when ever it comes to displaying and explaining data. There are 2 kind of books, one that you read 50 pages of, and start randomly select pages to read out of it, and one that you read fully, continuesly, and never noticed you have spent a whole day reading it. Richards casts a spell on you with his books, they are magically clear, and vastly informative so that you will surely understand with every meaning of that word!. This is the second kind of a book! A MUST on every shelf, unfortunatly i am still desperately looking for this book!. For the "data" in it: Robust explanation of UNIX, Richards goes from the OS view and dives deeply into the internals, providing vast and clear explanations for _everything_. Throw all other books away, this is THE book.
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