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Well written and comprehensive, this book explains complicated topics such as signals and concurrency in a simple, easy-to-understand manner. The book offers an abundance of practical examples and exercises. This book is comparable to other best-selling UNIX books, such as UNIX Network Programming, by Richard Stevens. Covers fundamentals, asynchronous events, concurrency, and communication. For programmers in need of a better understanding of UNIX systems programming.
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Explains essentials of UNIX programming, concentrating on communication, concurrency, and multithreading techniques and why, when, and how to use them. Chapters on files, signals, semaphores, POSIX threads, client-server communication, and remote procedure calls feature short examples, working code, and simplified libraries for use in network communication applications. Projects integrate material from several chapters and develop applications such as a token ring and Internet radio. Contains appendices on UNIX and UICI. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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