Books

Books I’ve Found Helpful

The Unix Programming Environment

This text by Brian Kernighan and Rob Pike is a classic. It strongly reflects the world it was written in in 1984. That helped me immensely understand why things work the way they do in Unix/Linux.

• Physical
• Downloadable

Unix: A History and a Memoir

This tells the story of Unix squarely from Brian Kernighan’s perspective. 20 years into using awk, this caused me to really understand it. It’s great technical information, history, and a book about building highly functional teams.

• Physical