An essential reader containing the 25 most important papers in the development of modern operating systems for computer science and software engineering. The papers illustrate the major breakthroughs in operating system technology from the 1950s to the 1990s. The editor provides an overview chapter and puts all development in perspective with chapter introductions and expository apparatus. Essential resource for graduates, professionals, and researchers in CS with an interest in operating system principles.

This book is a collection of original papers written by the computer scientists who made the major breakthroughs in concurrent programming. It covers the pioneering era of the field, from the semaphores of the mid 1960s to the remote procedure calls of the late 1970s. "The Origin of Concurrent Programming" presents 19 seminal papers by E. W. Dijkstra, P. Brinch Hansen, and C. A. R. Hoare. While focusing on contributions of major and lasting importance, the book: * Features an essay that summarizes the papers and puts them in historical perspective. * Builds on fundamental programming...

This is a book about computer programming for everyone: artist, poet, student, doctor, accountant, or engineer. This book will show students how to write understandable computer programs in Java. While emphasizing general principles of programming this book: - uses examples from the humanities only, requiring no math or engineering knowledge -explains all programming concepts by means of complete programs -concentrates on exercises solved by writing complete programs -takes the reader from text input/output to object-oriented programming in the equivalent of a one semester class. -gives the...