2 Jun
2024
2 Jun
'24
3:52 p.m.
I keep Lomuto and Lomuto, "A Unix Primer", Prentice-Hall (1983) on my
shelf, not as a reference, but because I like to savor the presentation.
The Lomutos manage to impart the Unix ethos while maintaining focus on the
title in a friendly style that is nevertheless succinct and accurate.
Doug
2 Jun
2 Jun
10:35 p.m.
New subject: Old documentation - still the best
For those playing along at home, Internet Archive have a scanned copy to borrow.
The cover is unique & thoughtful.
Can read the Table of Contents without ‘borrowing’.
<https://archive.org/details/unixprimer0000lomu/mode/2up>
On 3 Jun 2024, at 01:52, Douglas McIlroy
<douglas.mcilroy(a)dartmouth.edu> wrote:
I keep Lomuto and Lomuto, "A Unix Primer", Prentice-Hall (1983) on my shelf,
not as a reference, but because I like to savor the presentation. The Lomutos manage to
impart the Unix ethos while maintaining focus on the title in a friendly style that is
nevertheless succinct and accurate.
Doug
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