Beginning Linux Programming

by Neil Matthew, Richard Stones

Building on the proven success of the previous editions Beginning Linux Programming, Fourth Edition continues its unique approach to teaching UNIX programming in a simple and structured way on the Linux platform. Through the use of detailed and realistic examples, the reader learns by doing, and is able to move from being a Linux beginner to creating custom applications in Linux. Advanced topics are covered in detail such as processes, pipes, semaphores, socket programming, using MySQL, writing applications for the GNOME or the KDE desktop, writing device drivers etc. About The Author: Neil Matthew and has been programming UNIX systems since 1978. Neil started with Linux back in 1993 and is currently working to encourage businesses to adopt Linux for their key systems. With an IT career spanning 20 years including wired and radio communications and technology consultancy, Neil is currently working as a Systems Architect for Celesio, a European multi-national pharmaceutical wholesaler and retailer. Richard Stones has been programming UNIX-like operating systems since he first tangled with a PDP11/23+, but upgraded to Linux when he discovered the Slackware .99 CD distributions. Rick has programmed applications from embedded real-time systems through to financial applications, in a variety of languages, but prefers C, PHP, SQL and Perl. He works as a Systems Architect for Celesio, a European multi-national pharmaceutical wholesaler and retailer. Table Of Contents: Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction ?Getting Started ?Shell Programming ?Working with Files ?The Linux Environment ?Terminals ?Managing Text-Based Screens with curses ?Data Management ?MySQL ?Development Tools ?Debugging ?Processes and Signals ?POSIX Threads ?Inter-Process Communication: Pipes ?Semaphores, Shared Memory, and Message Queues ?Sockets ?Programming GNOME Using GTK+ ?Programming KDE Using Qt ?Standards for Linux Index Special Features: ?Hobbyists ?Students ?Enterprise professionals

Genres: Programming, Reference, Computer Science, Computers, Nonfiction, Technology, Technical

812 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Doughgik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good practical guide for using BASH and C programming skills as they relate to Linux (mostly C).

[Ahmed Soliman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book and I used it alot during my graduation project.

[Utkarsh Maheshwari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written, well structured, well suited for what I expected from this. Time well spent.

[Nidish · Rating 5 out of 5]

HIGHLY recommended!

[Ondrej Sykora · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick introduction to programming on Linux. Each chapter of the book deals with a certain sub-part of software development on Linux, such as development tools, basic system APIs, networking or GUI development with Tcl/Tk and GTK+.

It never goes into depth, but it is a nice overview and a good introduction that let's you start with any of these topic and then dive deeper with other books.

[Ray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good textbook for Linux programming. I'd recommend it, although reading it on Kindle wasn't the best format, especially when there were tables and large chunks of code to look at.

[Yuxing Han · Rating 5 out of 5]

a good start to program in Linux system

[Aloke · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book. Only wish I had read it earlier...