My ‘must-read book’ for this month

This month’s ‘must-read book’ suggestion comes from one of our readers, Suresh C, who writes, “I am basically a Windows programmer (Win32 and kernel), but once I started reading LFY and the articles in it, I started exploring Linux user-mode programming (using glibc calls) and a bit of kernel programming. The articles in LFY are very good starting points. So here is a book, which I feel is a must-read for any person who is willing to master Linux concepts and programming—‘Linux Programming Interface’ by Michael Kerrisk.” Suresh recommends the book for the following reasons: In-depth coverage of Linux OS concepts. Examples in each section to make the concepts clear. Explanations that are easy to understand. If you have a favourite programming book/article that you think is a must-read for every programmer, please do send me a note with the book’s name and a short write-up on why you think it is useful, so that I can feature it in the column. This would help many readers who want to improve their coding skills.

If you have any favourite programming puzzles that you would like to discuss on this forum, please send them to me, along with your solutions and feedback, at sandyasm_AT_ yahoo_DOT_com. Till we meet again next month, happy programming and here’s wishing you the very best!