Systems Software Programming: The Way Things Work (Bk/CD-ROM) - Softcover

Clarke, David L.; Merusi, Donald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013490558X ISBN 13: 9780134905587

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1997

Synopsis

The nuts-and-bolts introduction to system software development, from code that meets the hardware, through assemblers, compilers, and beyond. System Software Programming shows you how system software actually works - so you can write it more effectively and develop applications that use it more effectively. System Software Programming is the most practical, thorough resource on system software for developers and system designers who are working in UNIX or Win32 environments. It is also an excellent textbook for students who are studying compilers and related subjects.

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From the Back Cover

This book shows developers how system software actually works - so they can write it more effectively - and write applications that take full advantage of it.The book begins by describing exactly how a computer executes a program at the most rudimentary level, machine language. It then discusses software specifications at the next higher level, machine language, and shows how machine language must be packaged and processed for execution. Next, the book introduces basic compiler theory, and presents an overview of operating systems. With these basics established, the book discusses both the basics and advanced aspects of concurrency, a critical feature of both UNIX and the Win32 API. The book concludes with a case study using extensive practical programming examples.All programmers, software engineers, system designers and students interested in system software design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013490558X
• ISBN 13: 9780134905587
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480