Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Programming Languages

A number of important programming languages were first developed under Unix. Note again the books written by Brian Kernighan.

1. The C Programming Language, Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA, 1978. ISBN 0-13-110163-3.

   The original “bible” on C. Dennis Ritchie invented C and is one of the two “fathers” of Unix. This edition is out of print.

2. The C Programming Language, Second Edition, Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA, 1988. ISBN 0-13-110362-8.

   This revision of the original covers the 1990 version of Standard C. It retains and improves upon the high qualities of the first edition. See http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook.

3. C: A Reference Manual, Fifth Edition, Samuel P. Harbison III and Guy L. Steele. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA, 2002. ISBN 0-13-089592-X.

   An excellent discussion of the details for those who need to know. This edition covers everything from the original, pre-Standard C, through the 1999 version of Standard C.

4. The C++ Programming Language, Special Third Edition, Bjarne Stroustrup. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, USA, 2000. ISBN 0-201-70073-5.

   The definitive statement on C++ by the language’s inventor and the ANSI C++ committee chair. See http://www.awl.com/cseng/titles/0-201-70073-5/.

5. The C++ Standard Library—A Tutorial and Reference, Nicolai M. Josuttis. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, USA, 1999. ISBN 0-201-37926-0.

6. C++ Primer, Third Edition, Stanley B. ...