On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Carlo Sogono wrote:
> > > "Advanced Programming In The UNIX Environment" by W. Richard Stevens. I
> > > believe that if there's ONE book you GOTTA have, this is it.
> >
> > I just think that this text is quite old. Did Posix exist during the
>
> Oops, Posix did exist during the publishing of APUE. In fact, it's discussed
> in the text.
>
> > publishing of this book? I'm more concerned about the Posix standards and
> > how it has changed Unix programming. RStevens' Unix Network Programming
> > Second Edition is a total rewrite of the original edition. He mentioned
> the
> > new developments in Unix programming, more specifically Posix standards.
> Is Posix.1 to Posix.1g
Why so much concern over Posix standards? Understand first what Posix is
based on and master the rudiments. That will contextualize your study of
Posix and make it easier for you to understand. If you think about it,
you'll be learning so much more about Posix if you stopped looking for the
label "Posix" in text before absorbing the material. There's tons of
material that covers what has become Posix before Posix was even proposed.
How else will you be able to tell the difference, i.e. how Posix has
changed UNIX programming, if you are not familiar with pre-Posix UNIX
programming? As I understand things, the Posix standard is basically there
to formalize "standards" that have been in existence and widely in use
prior to its definition. Don't look too hard for something that's not
necessarily labeled outright. This reminds me of the movie "The Jewel of
the Nile" or some such similar tale. Posix is perhaps, right under your
nose.
eric
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