The Art of UNIX Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)35 reviews
Eric S. Raymond

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2003

Changed the Way I Designed My Own Software Development

+ Unix triumph at its best
+ Extremely enjoyable, but at times a bit overly biased.
+ compares different languages
  
  











  



  
TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)78 reviews
W. Richard Stevens

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1994

This Is The Bible On The TCP/IP Protocol Stack

+ Must read book for intruduction to TCP/IP networking
+ It's a BIBLE for TCP/IP workers.
+ Fundamentals covered well with illustrations.
  
  











  



  
Version Control with Subversion19 reviews
C Pilato, Ben Collins-Sussman, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008

This book is the book you need

+ An Introduction to version control from its basics
+ I wish all documentation was this good
+ Excellent for VCS Beginners and Experts
+ A well-structured explanation of the subject for almost newbies.
  
  











  



  
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)250 reviews
Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, ...

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1994

If you are a programmer, this is a must read

+ Design Patterns
+ A bit old school, but an excellent starting point...
+ The One book you absolutely must read if you develop with object oriented languages.
  
  











  



  
C Programming Language, 2nd Ed257 reviews
Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie

Prentice Hall, 1988

The Must-have

+ A book to keep ..
+ C Programming Book
+ Magic book
+ Great Book
  
  











  



  
Operating Systems Design and Implementation (3rd Edition) (Prentice Hall Software Series)26 reviews
Andrew S Tanenbaum, Albert S Woodhull

Prentice Hall, 2006

A great introduction to operating systems

+ a road not taken
+ An excellent text book, well written and informative

This book is written by Tanenbaum, the main guy behind Minix, which is what Linux was based on. It provides good overviews for basic OS concepts like memory management, file systems, processes, etc. The concepts in this book book are intimately tied to examples of the Minix OS, which is a good ...
  
  











  



  
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)250 reviews
Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, ...

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1994

If you are a programmer, this is a must read

+ Design Patterns
+ A bit old school, but an excellent starting point...
+ The One book you absolutely must read if you develop with object oriented languages.
  
  











  



  
C Programming Language, 2nd Ed257 reviews
Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie

Prentice Hall, 1988

The Must-have

+ A book to keep ..
+ C Programming Book
+ Magic book
+ Great Book
  
  











  



  
Version Control with Subversion19 reviews
C Pilato, Ben Collins-Sussman, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008

This book is the book you need

+ An Introduction to version control from its basics
+ I wish all documentation was this good
+ Excellent for VCS Beginners and Experts
+ A well-structured explanation of the subject for almost newbies.
  
  











  



  
TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)78 reviews
W. Richard Stevens

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1994

This Is The Bible On The TCP/IP Protocol Stack

+ Must read book for intruduction to TCP/IP networking
+ It's a BIBLE for TCP/IP workers.
+ Fundamentals covered well with illustrations.
  
  











  



  
Operating Systems Design and Implementation (3rd Edition) (Prentice Hall Software Series)26 reviews
Andrew S Tanenbaum, Albert S Woodhull

Prentice Hall, 2006

A great introduction to operating systems

+ a road not taken
+ An excellent text book, well written and informative

This book is written by Tanenbaum, the main guy behind Minix, which is what Linux was based on. It provides good overviews for basic OS concepts like memory management, file systems, processes, etc. The concepts in this book book are intimately tied to examples of the Minix OS, which is a good ...
  
  











  



  
The Art of UNIX Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)35 reviews
Eric S. Raymond

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2003

Changed the Way I Designed My Own Software Development

+ Unix triumph at its best
+ Extremely enjoyable, but at times a bit overly biased.
+ compares different languages