Linkers haven't changed since the invention of the relocatable program in the late 70s, though. None of the mainstream languages and operating systems implement

Linkers haven't changed since the invention of the relocatable program in the late 70s, though. None of the mainstream languages and operating systems implement Java's security or JIT features, so Levine's book is still valid and relevant, it just needs to be supplemented with the reading up on one's executable header formats of choice.