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POSIX.4 Programmers Guide: Programming for the Real World Paperback - 1995
by Gallmeister, Bill
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Written in an informal, informative style, this authoritative guide goes way beyond the standard reference manual. It discusses each of the POSIX.4 facilities and what they mean, why and when you would use each of these facilities, and trouble spots you might run into. c.
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- Title POSIX.4 Programmers Guide: Programming for the Real World
- Author Gallmeister, Bill
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 564
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher O'Reilly Media, Usa
- Publication date 1995-01
- Bookseller's Inventory # Z1-M-014-02694
- ISBN 9781565920743 / 1565920740
- Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
- Dimensions 9.19 x 7 x 1.25 in (23.34 x 17.78 x 3.18 cm)
- Category Computers - Languages / Programming
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96148507
- Dewey Decimal Code 005.2
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From the rear cover
Real-world programming (more typically called real-time programming) interacts with the "real world" of daily life in some way. Real-world programmers develop the unseen software that runs everything from the brakes in your car to your VCR. This software is typically characterized by deadlines - and harsh penalties if the deadlines aren't met. If the brake processor in your car doesn't meet a deadline, your car doesn't stop; if your ATM doesn't meet a deadline, you may start looking for another bank. When you've just rear-ended another car, it's no consolation that a sudden flurry of input slowed down your brake processor, so it couldn't react quickly enough when you hit the pedal. This book covers the POSIX.4 standard for portable real-time programming. But it goes well beyond a simple replication of the standard. It provides a general introduction to real-time programming and real-time issues: the problems software faces when it needs to interact with the real world, and how to solve them. If you're at all interested in real-time applications - which includes just about everything from telemetry to transaction processing - this book will be an essential reference.
