Modern Operating Systems

Great for OS knowledge. Worth the while to read, although is a thick big.

El libro cumple las expectativas y la presentación es excelente. La crítica es porque lamentablemente se me duplicó el producto, lo quise devolver y no hubo absolutamente ninguna respuesta (ni siquiera de rechazo a la solicitud), ni del vendedor ni de amazon.

Great book.

Before I get into the contents of the book, there’s something you’re probably burning to know: Yes, it’s basically the same as the US version, and yes, it’ll work just fine for your CS course. Now that that’s out of the way, onto the meat of the review. I saw another review say this should be given the title of “bible of operating systems,” and I am inclined to wholeheartedly agree with them. If you’re a Computer Science student who had to take OS this semester, or an Avocado eating JS programmer who’s trying to become a *REAL PROGRAMMER*, or even a casual PC user who’s trying to demystify the black box sitting on your desk, then this is for you. The author of this, as well as a Unix OS called Minix, is entirely knowledgeable on the subject; he has his Bias towards Microkernels, but I feel is able to to overcome his Bias and talk about other OS architectures in a neutral, informative way. No stone is unturned in this book: he gets into all the nitty-gritty of the subject. That’s not to say the book is boring, Tanenbaum is able to let his personality and sense of humor shine through. The book is not dry, by any stretch of the imagination, even though many consider the topic to be. The concepts are explained well, and illustrations are provided to help comprehension. That’s not to say they’re easy, or that you won’t hit road bumps in your reading (especially topics like Virtual Memory). However, that’s more due to the nature of the subject (OS design & function), rather than any author shortcomings. I will note though, that if you have programmed in a language such as Assembly, C, C++, or Rust, that will help you immensely in your comprehension. There’s plenty in here for user-interface programmers, as well. Concepts such as threading, file systems, and jailing are applicable for people who don’t do systems programming too, even if you program in Java or Ruby. All in all, not a book for everyone. It knows it’s audience, and it delivers to them well. If you have experience doing systems-level programming, it should only take you 1-2 months casually reading it.

This is new edition of Tanenbaum's textbook. Added some Linux and Android OS chapters. It's a textbook to go to, nothing to add here.