Linux System Programming
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> Any ideas how this compares with Kerrisk's The Linux Programming Interface? Unluckily, I don't know, but comparing the Table of Contents for both books > https://man7.org/tlpi/toc-short.html > https://nostarch.com/system-programming-linux I would claim that The Linux Programming Interface covers a broader range of topics, and I also think this book goes more in depth. On the other hand, System …
> System Programming in Linux https://nostarch.com/system-programming-linux Any ideas how this compares with Kerrisk's The Linux Programming Interface? I've only so much time to read one 1000+ page book...
> I’m retired but mentor CS students at two local universities. > I haven’t had a student in two years that was even remotely interested in ring-0, internals, or really understanding a debugger. I know quite a lot of such people (even in student age) who are interested in such topics. I really have a feeling that you chose the wrong students at the wrong universities. Evidence for my point: rathe…
Very strange, System Programming in Linux book was mentioned many times in HN before but apparently not in the list, but maybe just not this year [1]. [1] System Programming in Linux: https://nostarch.com/system-programming-linux