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The Little Book of Semaphores [pdf]

226 points by rspivak 11y ago

Upvoter33 11y ago
Great source. Another good one: http://www.ostep.org http://www.ostep.org
- mlvljr 11y ago
  Seconding. Another free gem :)
- rfrey 11y ago
  mlvljr, you may be shadowbanned. I bring it to your attention becaue your comment history seems inoffensive so it may be in error if it is true.
rubiquity 11y ago
Just coming here to give my usual thank you/plug to Allen B. Downey for all of his wonderfully written (and free!) books. Aside from The Little Book of Semaphores, here are a few of my favorites: How To Think Like A (Functional) Programmer ("Think OCaml") - http://greenteapress.com/thinkocaml/index.html http://greenteapress.com/thinkocaml/index.html Think Operating Sytems - http://greenteapress.com/thinkos/index.html http://greenteapress.com/thinkos/index.html Think Bayes - http://greenteapress.com/wp/think-bayes/ http://greenteapress.com/wp/think-bayes/ Think Stats - http://greenteapress.com/thinkstats2/index.html http://greenteapress.com/thinkstats2/index.html Also important is his section about how to help free books: http://greenteapress.com/easy.html http://greenteapress.com/easy.html
- pthreads 11y ago
  Thank you for these links. I have read semaphores book and I recommend it to others. Didn't know that there were other good titles from Downey. Planning on reading them all.
- fao_ 11y ago
  Ooh, more to add to my collection (and hopefully read!). Thank you very much!
- pjscott 11y ago
  Think Bayes is the best probability book I've seen for people who know how to program. Definitely worth a read!
b3h3moth 11y ago
A very good guide on UNIX IPC is by Beej Jorgensen[0], it's totally free and updated last 1st December 2015. [0] http://bit.ly/1pF0rAZ http://bit.ly/1pF0rAZ (Beej's Guide to Unix IPC)
Secretmapper 11y ago
We're currently discussing Synchronization in our Operating Systems class and it just feels inadequate. This looks like a solid material to dive deeper into the topic :)
- mlvljr 11y ago
  The only one of the kind -- every other book seems to just lay down the rules and pretend, that it and couple simple examples are enough. This book dissects small and large use cases in ultimate detail.
GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago
Great book, but I wish there was a print edition.
- AllenDowney 11y ago
  Working on it :) Maybe next year.
  - GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago
    Yeah! Yeah!

226 points by rspivak 11y ago

Upvoter33 11y ago

Great source. Another good one: http://www.ostep.org http://www.ostep.org

mlvljr 11y ago
Seconding. Another free gem :)
rfrey 11y ago
mlvljr, you may be shadowbanned. I bring it to your attention becaue your comment history seems inoffensive so it may be in error if it is true.

rubiquity 11y ago

Just coming here to give my usual thank you/plug to Allen B. Downey for all of his wonderfully written (and free!) books. Aside from The Little Book of Semaphores, here are a few of my favorites: How To Think Like A (Functional) Programmer ("Think OCaml") - http://greenteapress.com/thinkocaml/index.html http://greenteapress.com/thinkocaml/index.html Think Operating Sytems - http://greenteapress.com/thinkos/index.html http://greenteapress.com/thinkos/index.html Think Bayes - http://greenteapress.com/wp/think-bayes/ http://greenteapress.com/wp/think-bayes/ Think Stats - http://greenteapress.com/thinkstats2/index.html http://greenteapress.com/thinkstats2/index.html Also important is his section about how to help free books: http://greenteapress.com/easy.html http://greenteapress.com/easy.html

pthreads 11y ago
Thank you for these links. I have read semaphores book and I recommend it to others. Didn't know that there were other good titles from Downey. Planning on reading them all.
fao_ 11y ago
Ooh, more to add to my collection (and hopefully read!). Thank you very much!
pjscott 11y ago
Think Bayes is the best probability book I've seen for people who know how to program. Definitely worth a read!

b3h3moth 11y ago

A very good guide on UNIX IPC is by Beej Jorgensen[0], it's totally free and updated last 1st December 2015. [0] http://bit.ly/1pF0rAZ http://bit.ly/1pF0rAZ (Beej's Guide to Unix IPC)

Secretmapper 11y ago

We're currently discussing Synchronization in our Operating Systems class and it just feels inadequate. This looks like a solid material to dive deeper into the topic :)

mlvljr 11y ago
The only one of the kind -- every other book seems to just lay down the rules and pretend, that it and couple simple examples are enough. This book dissects small and large use cases in ultimate detail.

GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago

Great book, but I wish there was a print edition.

AllenDowney 11y ago
Working on it :) Maybe next year.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago
  Yeah! Yeah!