----- Original Message -----
From: e. pareja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 1:58 PM
Subject: [plug] On POSIX being under our noses (was: [OT] Book
recommendations)
> 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.
True, but I do believe that in time as I study about Unix programming, I get
to understand Posix better.
>
> eric
> --
> eric pareja ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <|> check out http://www.gra.ph
> "Knowledge is inherently precious even if you can't sell it."
> - Dr. Greta Penninger in Bruce Sterling's "Distraction"
> PGP key at htp://pusa.gra.ph/~xenos/xenos.pusa.pgp
>
>
> -
> Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at
http://plug.linux.org.ph
> To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-
Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph
To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
