Find Similar Books | Similar Books Like Find Similar Books

Books like The art of UNIX programming by Eric S. Raymond


The Art of Unix Programming captures the engineering wisdom and philosophy of the Unix community as it is applied today. Rather than merely describing how Unix works, the book examines the underlying reasons—"why"—for Unix design decisions. It illustrates these principles through case studies in widely available open‑source software, showing how the Unix philosophy translates into everyday practice. Eric S. Raymond offers an insider’s perspective on how this living tradition is transmitted from expert to expert, emphasizing the continuous evolution of Unix ideas beyond written documentation.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Technology & Computing/Computer Science
Authors: Eric S. Raymond
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 (9 community ratings)

All books by Eric S. Raymond
The art of UNIX programming by Eric S. Raymond

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for The art of UNIX programming by Eric S. Raymond are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to The art of UNIX programming (7 similar books)

The UNIX programming environment by 13792716|Brian W. Kernighan book cover

📘 The UNIX programming environment
 by Brian W. Kernighan


★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (4 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The UNIX programming environment
Advanced programming in the Unix environment by 8308648|W. Richard Stevens book cover

📘 Advanced programming in the Unix environment
 by W. Richard Stevens

Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment gives experienced C programmers a comprehensive, up‑to‑date guide to the UNIX system call interface, featuring more than 200 calls with concise example programs and in‑depth chapter examples.

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (4 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Advanced programming in the Unix environment
bash by 8234759|Arnold Robbins book cover

📘 bash
 by Arnold Robbins


★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (2 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like bash
UNIX shell programming by 8210646|Lowell Jay Arthur book cover

📘 UNIX shell programming
 by Lowell Jay Arthur


★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like UNIX shell programming
Learning the UNIX Operating System by 6259004|Jerry Peek book cover

📘 Learning the UNIX Operating System
 by Jerry Peek


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Learning the UNIX Operating System
UNIX for the impatient by 8734623|Paul W. Abrahams book cover

📘 UNIX for the impatient
 by Paul W. Abrahams

A concise, up‑to‑date guide that balances learning and reference for mid‑level Unix users, covering POSIX.2, System V, BSD, and GNU extensions.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like UNIX for the impatient
Unix Network Programming by 8308648|W. Richard Stevens book cover

📘 Unix Network Programming
 by W. Richard Stevens


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Unix Network Programming

Some Other Similar Books

The Design of Unix Operating Systems by Maurice J. Bach
The Linux Programming Interface by Michael Kerrisk
UNIX Systems Programming: Communication, Concurrency, and Threads by Kay A. Robbins, Barbara L. Robbins
Operating Systems: Design and Implementation by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Albert S. Woodhull
Linux Programming by Example: The Fundamentals by Arnold Robbins
Essential System Administration by Garth Snyder, Peter W. Loshin, Adam J. Moskowitz

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!