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One of the best books: Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (3rd Edition)
by rjammala 9y ago
One of the best books:
Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (3rd Edition)
- donkey-hotei 9y agoI second this. Seriously the best textbook on systems programming I've worked through especially when accompanied with the famous CMU labs[0]. Anyone who works thoroughly through this book can become a master systems programmer. [0]: http://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/3e/labs.html http://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/3e/labs.html
- FourSigma 9y agoI am currently going through this book. Any advice on how to extract the most value out of it?
- donkey-hotei 9y agoSure! I recommend sitting with the book, a pen, and a notebook at a cafe or wherever you like and write solutions to the practice problems you see sprinkled in each chapter as you read every single word. Then choose a few of the homework problems and do those, some will require a computer. Most of all, work through the labs and don't cheat yourself by looking at other (probably not very good) solutions posted online! Solving the labs with the textbook and TLPI[0] as a reference is how I got the most out of the course. A list of the assignments, as they're done at CMU, is posted below[1]. Good luck! [0]: http://www.man7.org/tlpi/ http://www.man7.org/tlpi/ [1]: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~213/assignments.html https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~213/assignments.html
- FourSigma 9y agoAwesome! Thank you for the insight!
- jimmahoney 9y agoYes - I use this and the CMU labs for an undergrad course, and it's excellent.