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Canonical name: Stevens, W. Richard
Legal name: Stevens, William Richard
Birthdate: 1951-02-05
Date of death: 1999-09-01
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Luanshya, Zambia
Place of death: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Places of residence: Tucson, Arizona, USA
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Education: University of Michigan (BSc - Aerospace Engineering)
University of Arizona (MS - Systems Engineering, PhD - Systems Engineering)
Occupations: author
consultant
computer programmer

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UNIX Network Programming: Networking APIs: Sockets… by W. Richard Stevens

Dated now, but still the definitive book on UNIX socket programming. I can't think of a better book on the subject.

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wyclif | 2 other reviews | Sep 22, 2021 |

Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment (2nd… by W. Richard Stevens

Possibly the best UNIX book I ever read and one of the best tech books ever. I don't know how I could have made it without it.

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scottcholstad | 6 other reviews | Jan 9, 2020 |

TCP/IP Illustrated: Volume 1-3 by Rich Stevens

Think I bought this to make myself feel clever, but I've ended up just using it to prop up my monitor.

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shevek | Feb 23, 2016 |

Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment (Third… by W. Richard Stevens

This is a serious, genuine, OMG sort of update. It came out in 2013, and is current with the way the world works today (well, the world of computing, at least). It makes me regret being retired.

Library Thing believes that this book is the same as the previous versions, but trust me, it isn't. It's a dramatic change even from the second edition (which Stephen Rago also updated), and light years away from the first edition. The format was the same for all three, but some of the old information is gone (STREAMS is a notable example), and the reference operating systems match the current reality.

It's an excellent book, and if you're currently working in the field, you should get this edition.… (more)

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Lyndatrue | 6 other reviews | Mar 24, 2014 |

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