Unix Programming for Dummies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 400 pages
• Published by: John Wiley & Sons Inc. Computers November 13, 1996
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764500619
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764500619
• Book Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Product Description
Only a For Dummies book could take the world's most esoteric computer operating system and not only make it intelligible but also turn it into a programmer's best friend. In UNIX Programming For Dummies, UNIX expert Jim Keogh shows you quickly and clearly how to take advantage of powerful capabilities such as multitasking, multithreading, security, and integrated networking in the software you write. With UNIX continuing its reign as the de facto standard operating system for Internet servers, UNIX Programming For Dummies is one reference you'll want to keep by your side.

Back Cover Copy
UNIX Programming For Dummies takes you on a fun and informative tour through he world of UNIX programming. This down-to-earth reference gets you up and programming -- fast! Just follow the plain-English explanations and soon you'll be creating your own UNIX programs.

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Make UNIX work for you: create menus, read selections from the keyboard, and execute your choices
• Discover work-saving secrets the experts think you already know
• Design and build programs that solve problems
• Create your own utility programs and make UNIX do what you want it to do
• Translate code into what you want UNIX to do and watch it happen
• Use UNIX built-in utility programs to create your own program without having to write a lot of code
• Plus, Jim's Top Ten Lists:
  • Ten most useful UNIX utilities
  • Ten sources for more UNIX programming information

Reader Reviews
I found it not very useful and I couldn't keep reading the book after the first 2 chapters!