Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 592 pages
- Published by: Coriolis Group Books; Pap/Cdr edition September 15, 1999
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1576104680
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1576104682
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Book Dimensions:
11 x 8.4 x 1.7 inches
- Weighs: 3 pounds
Book Description
Adopts and extends the method used by the famous Lion's Commentary on Unix, (ISBN 1-57398-013-7) which still is a much sought after title even twenty years after publication. Uses a horizontal format (11" x 8 3/8" trim size) which allows for exhaustive cross-referencing, space for easy-to-read columns of code, and the book to stay flat while open. Over 500,000 lines of code are excerpted and explained in detail. Includes extensive cross-referencing and architectural flow charts to enhance understanding of the structure of the code. Apache Server Commentary is currently the only commentary-style book available on Apache modules. Covers Apache for both Linux and Windows.
Book Info
Provides a guide for programmers and developers who need to understand and master the source code that runs the world's most popular Web server. Conducts line-by-line examination of the core code and the standard Apache modules. Softcover. CD-ROM included. DLC: Client/server computing.
Reader ReviewsI am disappointed in the actual code commentary, it does NOT do a good job of explaining the code. Most of the time the commentary does nothing more than tell you what a function does - and it is obvious from the name anyway. Apache has a lot of standard programming conventions and internal libraries. I think those should have been covered first and in depth. It would make the Apache source code much more understandable. I read through the first chapter or so of Linux Core Commentary and it seems much more well written.
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