Linux Application Development by Example, 2nd Edition
The Fundamental APIs
$118.60
- Paperback
736 pages
- Release Date
13 November 2025
Summary
Unlock the secrets of Linux system programming and take your coding skills to the next level
- Do you use Linux, but not really understand it?
- Have you ever wondered how ls -l knows everything it does?
- Could you explain to a coworker why ls and find can be external commands but cd and umask must be built into the shell?
The answers to these questio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780135325520 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0135325528 |
| Author: | Arnold Robbins |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education (US) |
| Imprint: | Addison Wesley |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 736 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 13 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.35kg |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 189mm x 40mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for the Second Edition
“This may be the most clearly written narrative-style coverage of the topic that I have encountered and one of the most complete that is not solely a reference work.
”[The book] has forced me to think differently about some of these topics and how they build on one another. It’s almost like when I studied LISP way back when and it turned all my thinking about programming on its head. Thank you! It is a privilege to review this.
“This is one of the better-crafted tech books I’ve reviewed across two decades. The exercises consistently help the reader focus on specific things in the text and gently struggle and learn concepts that might otherwise slip through the cracks. I failed to find any exercise that I would delete and can’t think of any I would add.”
–Matthew Helmke, Linux author and consultant
Praise for the First Edition
“This is an excellent introduction to Linux programming. The topics are well chosen and lucidly presented. I learned things myself, especially about internationalization, and I’ve been at this for quite a while.”
–Chet Ramey, coauthor and maintainer of the Bash shell
“This is a good introduction to Linux programming. Arnold’s technique of showing how experienced programmers use the Linux programming interfaces is a nice touch, much more useful than the canned programming examples found in most books.”
–Ulrich Drepper, project lead, GNU C library
“A gentle yet thorough introduction to the art of UNIX system programming, Linux Programming by Example uses code from a wide range of familiar programs to illustrate each concept it teaches. Readers will enjoy an interesting mix of in-depth API descriptions and portability guidelines, and will come away well prepared to begin reading and writing systems applications. Heartily recommended.”
–Jim Meyering, coauthor and maintainer of the GNU Core Utility Programs
About The Author
Arnold Robbins
Arnold Robbins is a professional software engineer and technical author. He has been working with Unix systems of various sorts, GNU/Linux systems, C, C++, and all the other major Unix tools since 1980. As a long-time volunteer for the GNU project, he has been the maintainer of gawk (GNU Awk) for many years. In 2024, he was awarded the USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award (“The Flame”) for his work on GNU Awk and for his numerous books on topics related to Unix and Linux.
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