Subj : Re: How to start programming with pthreads? To : comp.programming.threads From : Mikhail Polatov Date : Tue Mar 22 2005 10:06 am "JS" writes: > "Lee Kindness" skrev i en meddelelse > news:vtk6nzg5ba.fsf@kelvin.csl.co.uk... >> "JS" writes: >> >> > "Lee Kindness" skrev i en meddelelse >> > news:vtoedbgam4.fsf@kelvin.csl.co.uk... >> > > "jd" writes: >> > > >> > > > > The reviews on this book on amazon are rather bad. Are there any >> > > > > alternatives?? >> > > > >> > > > Yeah, find better reviews :) >> > > > >> > > > I'm reading this book right now an like it. I do really like it. > Even if >> > > > pictures are creepy :> >> > > >> > > The guy's obviously a troll anyway... The review on Amazon are > (rightly) >> > > all good - 5*. >> > >> > What!? Try reading the individual reviews! >> >> > http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201633922/ > qid%3D1111492314/026-4228299-0172432 > > I posted at link in my second post which has some reviews with a different > opinons: > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201633922/qid=1111490419/ > sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-8329184-9285627?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 > The book reviews are often very subjective, go to a bookstore and review the book by yourself! IMHO this book is a good start for a beginner because it also covers some basic principles of concurrent programming. -- Mikhail Polatov .