Greg McCarroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What are the classic (non-perl) computers books? There are several > that come to mind, The Art of Computer Programming (1->3), the Dragon > book (thanks leon!, K&R, Computer Graphics (Foley et al). But what are > the books that you guys really love? > > One of my favourite books of all time is actually from Microsoft (boo > hiss), its Code Complete, a great book that talks about the dos and > don'ts of programming. I also have a love of the Design and > Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System (The Devil Book). > > But I'm sure with the assembled masses there are some recommendations > for books that the rest of us may not of taking the time to exam.
One of my favourite books is Kernighan & Pike's "The Practice of Programming". Nice and small, but packed with good advice and examples. On a more directly practical note, I love W. Richard Stevens "Advanced Unix Programming". It's one that I keep coming back to. However, it is showing its age now and it's not going to be updated (RIP, Mr. Stevens). His networking books are also Very Good Indeed. -Dom -- | Semantico: creators of major online resources | | URL: http://www.semantico.com/ | | Tel: +44 (1273) 722222 | | Address: 33 Bond St., Brighton, Sussex, BN1 1RD, UK. |
