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The third essay in this book, “Data Structures Programs”, argues a case similar to that of Chapter 9 with Bentley’s characteristic eloquence. Some of the book is available on the Web <http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/pearls/>.

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This book gives a more detailed version of Unix’s early history. It’s particularly strong for the period 1979–1986.

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PostScript rendering of Lions’s original floats around the Web. This URL may be unstable <http://www.upl.cs.wisc.edu/~epaulson/lionc.ps>.

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Available on the Web <http://www.rdb.com/lib/4gl.pdf>. An opensource implementation, NoSQL, is available and readily turned up by a Web search.

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The classic on this topic. Note: Some later editions of this book omit coverage of the Version 6 networking facilities like mx().

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Stevens’s comprehensive guide to the Unix API. A feast for the experienced programmer or the bright novice, and a worthy companion to Unix Network Programming.

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