LINUX® Programming [Paperback]

Patrick Volkerding (Author), Eric Foster-Johnson (Author), Kevin Reichard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1558285075 | ISBN-13: 978-1558285071 | Publication Date: November 30, 1996

LINUX Programming combines the latest release of Slackware LINUX with a slew of programming tools needed by any programmer interested in UNIX, LINUX, and C. This book shows you everything you need to know to program on LINUX using any of the most popular programming languages, including C, C++, Java, Perl, Fortran, and Tcl. And the CD-ROM comes directly from Patrick Volkerding, the creator of Slackware.

If you want to take the next step beyond setting up, installing, and configuring LINUX, this book is for you. Volkerding, Johnson, and Reichard show you how to make the most effective use of LINUX by creating your own software or porting existing software packages to LINUX.

With this book:

Get the most out of C and C++ with the GNU compiler Use GNU to automate your software development tasks Create friendly user interfaces and pick from a variety of GUI tools Generate Motif applications with the freeware LessTif library Learn programming alternatives like Eiffel, Objective C, Fortran, Basic, LISP, and Modula Create Java applications and Web applets Script in Perl or Tcl for faster development On the CD-ROM:

Complete Slackware LINUX operating system Everything you need to compile, link, run, and debug C, C++, Perl, and Tcl programs, including a free Motif clone called LessTif

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

If you're intrigued by what you've heard about Linux--the free Unix-workalike operating system embraced by numerous hackers and Web developers--then Linux Programming will offer everything you'll need to check it out for yourself. The book comes with a CD that includes the Slackware Linux distribution, and it covers not only how to set up Linux but what you can do with it. Linux Programming covers a smorgasbord of topics describing what you can do with C, C++, Perl, Tcl, Java, X Window, and LessTif (a Motif replacement), and offering tips on debugging and programming tools. Because the book tries to cover so much ground, it inevitably ends up seeming shallow in any individual area, but as a quick overview that will let you get started with Linux, it fills the bill.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (November 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558285075
• ISBN-13: 978-1558285071
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,460,791 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the cover price!, August 29, 1998

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This review is from: LINUX® Programming (Paperback)

Caveat Emptor. I bought this book without really looking at it first... what a mistake! Of the 370 total pages, the first 114 pages are about installing the Slackware CD included in the back cover (installing and configuring Linux was covered in the first of this series of books). Those 114 pages might have been better used to cover "programming" in Linux. The 2nd chapter [C Programming Tools and Linux] goes from page 115 to page 134 (less than 18 pages of content). The 3rd chapter [X Windows Programming] goes from page 135 to page 179 (less than 44 pages of content). Chapter 4 [Using Tcl] goes from page 181 to page 201 (less than 19 pages). And so on... The book tries to cover too much. Most of the information is not even useful for doing anything, not even introductory in nature. I'm sorry I bought the book, and I hope this review will keep others from wasting their money on it. All in all, this is one of the worst computer books I've ever purchased, and I'm very sorry I got it.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but not really useful for learning programming., October 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: LINUX® Programming (Paperback)

I agree with the previous poster's comments on the viability of this book for learning programming. The title is all wrong; it's not specifically about programming! HOWEVER, it is a very good book for those new to Linux in that it answers alot of the questions that new users have. It highlights the many of the strengths of LINUX from a UNIX point of view. i.e. pipes, redirections, job-control, Xconfiguration, programming basics. Patrick Volkerding does a very good job of demonstrating Linux and detailing it's true power. This book should be renamed "Getting started in LINUX". If it was...I'd give it five starz!