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System Programming in Linux: A Hands-On Introduction "Demo" Programs

128 points - 01/14/2026

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  • badeeya

    01/14/2026

    Any recommendation for a book that actually covers newer features like cgroups, namespaces, and io_uring?

      • webdevver

        01/15/2026

        not really an answer ofcourse, but what ive found to be quite fun is having the elixir linux source code open in Edge, and using the copilot side-window to just copy-paste it bits of code and asking it to walk me through it (select block of code, right click, "ask copilot".)

        sort of like a modern-day "a commentary on the unix operating system". LLMs appear to be (probably unsurprisingly) very knowledgeable about Linux internals.

    • wang_li

      01/14/2026

      Obviously it's more recent, but how does this compare to Steven's Advanced Programming for the Unix Environment.

      • synergy20

        01/14/2026

        wondering how it is different from the 'bible' "The Linux Programming Interface" book

          • jen20

            01/14/2026

            Of all the books I wish would get updated, this is the main one...

        • WD-42

          01/14/2026

          Has anyone read the book? It looks interesting.

          • blitz_

            01/14/2026

            this looks promising, I just need some time to commit working through it