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A wonderful contribution: Modern Operating Systems by Andrew S. Tanenbaum.

by erkose 12y ago

mikevm 12y ago
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mhurron 12y ago
Is it $125.75 Kindle Edition wonderful? So is this book the type of OS book that is fantastic knowledge for technical people to really know about their computer or is it really just aimed at those that want to move into OS development?
- erkose 12y ago
  The book presents OS theory and is more suitable for OS developers.
  - speleding 12y ago
    In my opinion a well rounded developer needs a good understanding of what happens at the OS level, even if he is never going to write a device driver. Tanenbaum's books are excellent for that.
- groby_b 12y ago
  I'll disagree with the other reply and say that it is fantastic knowledge to have, no matter if you do OS work or not.
- justin66 12y ago
  Operating Systems: Design and Implementation, the Minix book that is sort of famous for inspiring Linus Torvalds, is more targeted at those who want to move into OS development. Modern Operating Systems is an amazing book but it works at a somewhat higher level. You'll basically read about stuff that happens, or might happen, in an operating system. You'll learn about threading, the elevator algorithm, dining philosophers, how virtual memory works, how a memory allocator works, and a bunch of other stuff. It's a very well written textbook. The thing that struck me was the way it introduces things at a theoretical or high level and then trusts students enough to present them with real C code and real problems to solve on the next page. Just an excellent textbook.
- robotresearcher 12y ago
  It's great. Buy a used paper one. For undergrad purposes an old edition is fine and will be cheap. I teach OS using MOS, and give this advice to (several hundred by now) students.
- purringmeow 12y ago
  Find a used one, mine costed $7, albeit an older edition. It's an extraordinarily written textbook. For me there are 2 types of technical books - the ones that I have to plow through with sheer willpower, and the ones that I read kinda like an interesting novel. Tannenbaum's book falls in the latter category.
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A wonderful contribution: Modern Operating Systems by Andrew S. Tanenbaum.

by erkose 12y ago

A wonderful contribution: Modern Operating Systems by Andrew S. Tanenbaum.

Yes! And he released a 4th edition only a while ago. Also, I had no idea that he was the creator of http://www.electoral-vote.com/ http://www.electoral-vote.com/

mhurron 12y ago

Is it $125.75 Kindle Edition wonderful? So is this book the type of OS book that is fantastic knowledge for technical people to really know about their computer or is it really just aimed at those that want to move into OS development?

erkose 12y ago
The book presents OS theory and is more suitable for OS developers.
- speleding 12y ago
  In my opinion a well rounded developer needs a good understanding of what happens at the OS level, even if he is never going to write a device driver. Tanenbaum's books are excellent for that.
groby_b 12y ago
I'll disagree with the other reply and say that it is fantastic knowledge to have, no matter if you do OS work or not.
justin66 12y ago
Operating Systems: Design and Implementation, the Minix book that is sort of famous for inspiring Linus Torvalds, is more targeted at those who want to move into OS development. Modern Operating Systems is an amazing book but it works at a somewhat higher level. You'll basically read about stuff that happens, or might happen, in an operating system. You'll learn about threading, the elevator algorithm, dining philosophers, how virtual memory works, how a memory allocator works, and a bunch of other stuff. It's a very well written textbook. The thing that struck me was the way it introduces things at a theoretical or high level and then trusts students enough to present them with real C code and real problems to solve on the next page. Just an excellent textbook.
robotresearcher 12y ago
It's great. Buy a used paper one. For undergrad purposes an old edition is fine and will be cheap. I teach OS using MOS, and give this advice to (several hundred by now) students.
purringmeow 12y ago
Find a used one, mine costed $7, albeit an older edition. It's an extraordinarily written textbook. For me there are 2 types of technical books - the ones that I have to plow through with sheer willpower, and the ones that I read kinda like an interesting novel. Tannenbaum's book falls in the latter category.
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