Very Computer

Pardon me if I think out loud, but any words from the wise would be
gratefully appreciated.

I saw this book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1861003013) on
Amazon's site, but it's too new for any reviews, apparently (September
2000).  Yesterday I examined it at Powell's bookstore for quite a while.  It
looks fairly comprehensive, but, being new to the platform, I can't really
tell how useful/accurate it will be.  Anyone care to venture an opinion?
What level is it good for, if anything, etc.?

More generally, I'm looking for good development books for the Linux/Unix
environment, and specifically server-side web application programming (I've
already got all the Perl books I'll need), and any really outstandingly good
ones on CGI.

Also, what do unix/linux devs like to use for an editor?  If Emacs, what's
the best reference.  (I think Richard Stallman's GNU Emacs manual - ISBN
188211406X  - looked good.)

Here's what I think I know so far.  These books are recommended as being
good or "great":
0131103628 The C Programming Language
0133262243 C: A Reference Manual
0201889544 The C++ Programming Language
0201924889 Effective C++
0201379260 The C++ Standard Library : A Tutorial and Reference
013937681X The UNIX Programming Environment
1565922573 Mastering Regular Expressions
1565922204 Advanced Perl Programming
156592567X Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C
0596000278 Programming Perl
1565924789 Programming Web Graphics with Perl and GNU Software

The holes that I think I have are in Linux/Unix development & development
tools, CGI, HTML, HTTP, XML, and last but not least, staying current!

Many thanks,
Ben Ginsberg

Quote:>Here's what I think I know so far.  These books are recommended as being
>good or "great":
>0131103628 The C Programming Language

Excellent book.

Quote:>0133262243 C: A Reference Manual

A classic.

Quote:>0201889544 The C++ Programming Language

Excellent, but more a reference than a tutorial. You should be
familiar with C++. Make sure you get the hard cover edition.

Quote:>0201924889 Effective C++

Great book. Possibly the best good-style book on C++.

Quote:>0201379260 The C++ Standard Library : A Tutorial and Reference

More of a reference than a tutorial. An essential reference IMO.

Quote:>013937681X The UNIX Programming Environment

Old, but still a classic. This is an all-round UNIX book.

Quote:>1565922204 Advanced Perl Programming

Yep.

Quote:>0596000278 Programming Perl

Also a good book.

ABout perl, I also like the cookbook.

If you're interested in C programming on Linux, see
"Beginning Linux programming", Wrox press.

Some other books you may be interested in are "learning the bash shell"
and "awk and sed" both from ORA.

--
Donovan

Quote:>I saw this book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1861003013) on
>Amazon's site, but it's too new for any reviews, apparently (September
>2000).  

I think it's a sequel of sorts to _Beginning Linux Programming_, which is a
great book.  If you've worked thru _The C Programming Language_, BLP would
be a good follow-on.

Quote:>More generally, I'm looking for good development books for the Linux/Unix
>environment, and specifically server-side web application programming (I've
>already got all the Perl books I'll need), and any really outstandingly good
>ones on CGI.

You probably want to look into PHP (php.org).  I don't have any opinions on
PHP books, though.

Quote:>Also, what do unix/linux devs like to use for an editor?  If Emacs, what's
>the best reference.  (I think Richard Stallman's GNU Emacs manual - ISBN
>188211406X  - looked good.)

I like the O'Reilly (oreilly.com) Emacs book.

See http://members.home.com/davecook/devel for more links.

Dave Cook