Mark L. Mitchell

I wanted to review this so that it was on my books list. It is, admittedly, a specialty item, and there haven't been many (any) reviews, but I am the first author and I'm very familiar with it. A little dry perhaps, and I'm confident that Stephen King doesn't feel threatened, but one could learn a lot of Medicine from it. I found the medical historical parts of the cases especially entertaining to write, and you might find them entertaining to read. As much as I like it, I don't want to appear to have been affected by the current administration, and I'm only giving it 4 stars.… (mere)

Good, if somewhat flawed, introduction to "advanced" systems/application programming in Linux. You should definitely have at least some background in C development before trying to tackle this book. That said, it's not really that advanced, despite the name. However, it does collect a lot of good information into one place that would otherwise require tracking down lots of how-tos, tutorials, manpages, etc. to get the full picture. Not to say it presents the full picture -- but for the concise size of the book, it does a pretty good job.… (mere)

Данная книга в основном посвящена программированию в среде GNU/Linux. Авторы применяют обучающий подход, последовательно излагая самые важные концепции и методики использования расширенных возможностей системы GNU/Linux в прикладных программах. Читатели научатся писать программы, к интерфейсу которых привыкли пользователи Linux; освоят такие технологии, как многозадачность, многопотоковое программирование, межзадачное взаимодействие и взаимодействие с аппаратными устройствами; смогут улучшить свои программы, сделав их быстрее, надежнее и безопаснее; поймут особенности системы GNU/Linux, ее ограничения, дополнительные возможности и специфические соглашения. Книга предназначена для программистов, уже знакомых с языком С и имеющих базовый опыт.… (mere)

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RESEARCH DESIGN EXPLAINED, Eighth Edition helps students appreciate the excitement of science research and its relevance to psychology by explaining concepts clearly and using real-life analogies and examples. Focusing on important, fundamental concepts and demonstrating the logic behind research design, authors Mitchell and Jolley help students go beyond simply memorizing terms to develop a true understanding of research design.… (mere)