Recommended Linux/Unix/Embedded Linux/Programming/OS Internals books
 
 







  
The Art of Designing Embedded Systems (Edn Series for Design Engineers)12 reviews
Jack Ganssle

Newnes, 1999

Very good.. but not for beginners

+ A Classic For the Embedded Developer
+ Heartily recommend to folks starting in embedded systems

This is a very good book... but it is meant for people with experience in the industry.... the book is about industry and the dynamics within it... not for "student" who are just in college/univ. excelent book once you've had at least 6 months industry experience
  
  











  



  
Programming Embedded Systems: With C and GNU Development Tools, 2nd Edition5 reviews
Michael Barr

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

Great guide to developing embedded systems

+ Learning Tool for a Foundation Course
+ Great Introduction to Embedded Systems Programming.
+ A classroom and lending collection standard.
  
  











  



  
Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition51 reviews
Jon Erickson

No Starch Press, 2008

One of the best technical books I have ever read.

+ Good for somebody who knows more than basics
+ Excellent security book
+ Get your hands dirty
+ Excellent
  
  











  



  
Pirates of Silicon Valley137 reviews
Noah Wyle, Joey Slotnick

Turner Home Ent, 2005

Historical Movie!

+ A Fun Little Romp That's Incomplete
+ West Coast Wizards
+ Not just for geeks!
+ Pirates of Silicon Valley
  
  











  



  
POSIX Programmers Guide7 reviews
Donald Lewine

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 1991

Guide for the Newbie, Reference for the Pro

+ Best Way to Write Portable Programs
+ Guide for the Newbie, Reference for the Pro
+ Readable, informative, and well organized
+ Readable, informative, and well organized
  
  











  



  
Embedded Systems (World Class Designs) (World Class Designs)

Newnes, 2007

Famed author Jack Ganssle has selected the very best embedded systems design material from the Newnes portfolio and compiled into this volume. The result is a book covering the gamut of embedded design-from hardware to software to integrated embedded systems-with a strong pragmatic emphasis. In addition to specific design techniques and practices, this book also discusses various approaches to ...
  
  











  



  
The Linux(R) Kernel Primer: A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures (Prentice Hall Open Source ...11 reviews
Claudia Salzberg Rodriguez, Gordon Fischer, ...

Prentice Hall PTR, 2005

FINALLY

+ Beginning Linux Guy...

A book that steps through the important parts of the kernel and explains each point. Ive read other Linux kernel books before (ie: Oreillys Understanding the Linux kernel), and this book is by far the best read for the advanced user that has some programming experience and wants dive into tinkering ...
  
  











  



  
Designing Embedded Hardware: community16 reviews
John Catsoulis

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

Great for the Application Developer

+ Good book on hardware common to embedded systems
+ Good book on the embedded hw/sw domain

This is a great beginners book from basic electronics up to developing for specific chips. I've been an application developer for years and I've been looking to make the switch to lower level programming. This book will definitely get you started and even walk you through the design of the ...
  
  











  



  
Secure Coding in C and C++ (SEI Series in Software Engineering)7 reviews
Robert C. Seacord

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005

A book for programmers

+ The best how-to security book
+ Excellent resource!
+ Great Book!
+ disturbing issues
  
  











  



  
UNIX Systems Programming: Communication, Concurrency and Threads (2nd Edition)23 reviews
Kay Robbins, Steve Robbins

Prentice Hall PTR, 2003

practical it is

+ Worth my yearly salary!
+ Good textbook style reference

This is the type of book that doesn't leave you with more questions than it answers. It doesn't just discuss the concepts and then you're on your own for coding. It gives you enough code and explanation so that you can implement mutex locks, semaphores, threads, etc. It doesn't force you to go ...
  
  











  



  
The Art of Programming Embedded Systems9 reviews
Jack Ganssle

Academic Press, 1991

good book

+ A Rendezvous with Realtime Reality
+ A good introductory book. It does not explain the art.

Dear sir & lady: Please tell us how and where can we buy the book in US or China? Edward
  
  











  



  
Beginning Unix (Programmer to Programmer)7 reviews
Paul Love, Joe Merlino, ...

Wrox, 2005

Beginning Unix

+ great and timeless Unix information here
+ from rags to riches
+ Great book for Beginners to Unix/Linux/Mac OS X
  
  











  



  
Beginning Linux Programming, Third Edition75 reviews
Neil Matthew, Richard Stones

Wrox, 2004

Great book

+ Excellent coverage of all bases
+ Really a good book for begginner

I bought this book 1996 when I was in high school. It was challenging, and now when I returned to it in 2006, I realize how much I skipped on my 96' reading. The great thing with this book (at least the 96 edition) is that is has such a nice flow. You will learn the concepts of Unix programming, ...
  
  











  



  
Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition19 reviews
Daniel Bovet, Marco Cesati

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

The comments needed by the Linux code

+ Greatly Detailed and Very Comprehensive
+ Good book
+ Awesome
+ Understanding the Linux Kernel
  
  











  



  
8051 Microcontroller and Embedded Systems, The6 reviews
Muhammad Ali Mazidi, Janice Mazidi, ...

Prentice Hall, 1999

An Excellent book for starting your first project in 8051

+ The 8051 by Mazidi & Mazidi

It is a great book for beginners ,It has been very useful for my first project ,It explains how to start programming and designing the 8051 microcontroller ,and I advice every engineer student who wants to get a good start in using 8051 in one of his projects to take access of this book.
  
  











  



  
Beginning Linux Programming75 reviews
Neil Matthew, Richard Stones

Wrox, 2007

Great book

+ Excellent coverage of all bases
+ Really a good book for begginner

I bought this book 1996 when I was in high school. It was challenging, and now when I returned to it in 2006, I realize how much I skipped on my 96' reading. The great thing with this book (at least the 96 edition) is that is has such a nice flow. You will learn the concepts of Unix programming, ...
  
  











  



  
Ubuntu Hacks: Tips & Tools for Exploring, Using, and Tuning Linux (Hacks)28 reviews
Jonathan Oxer, Kyle Rankin, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

ubuntu hacks

+ A Favorite Computer Book - Highly Recommended for Techies & Newbies
+ Outstanding book
+ You don't need to wait for the 2nd Edition.
  
  











  



  
Revolution OS22 reviews
Linus Torvalds, Richard M. Stallman

Wonderview Productions, 2003

Great background material to OSS

+ Understanding the open source phenomenon
+ What a great movie
+ Not Definitive, But Worthwhile
+ A wonderful compilation
  
  











  



  
Programming Pearls (2nd Edition) (ACM Press)33 reviews
Jon Bentley

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1999

Utterly essential to read and re-read

+ Good book
+ Must read
+ true pearls of programming wisdom
  
  











  



  
Embedded Linux Primer: A Practical Real-World Approach (Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development Series)9 reviews
Christopher Hallinan

Prentice Hall PTR, 2006

Excellent survey

+ A great book on the subject
+ Really heapful
+ Very good book to study embedded Linux
+ Embedded Linux Review
  
  











  






   



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