Recommend literature for beginner programer

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith]

Jingshao Chen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Since you have been unix admin for a few years, I guess you probably have
> some experience with C programming. This book is more advanced, but it
> is a really good one.
> 
> Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment: Paperback Edition (2nd Edition)
> http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Programming-UNIX-Environment-Addison-Wesley/dp/0321525949/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219855535&sr=1-1
> 
> Thanks,
> Jingshao

I have read some other books by (the late) Richard Stevens, and he 
writes really good books.  Some of the info is slightly outdated or 
inapplicable for FreeBSD, but those finer points you can get from the 
man pages.  But for getting a good overview, his writing style is so 
easy to follow.