Some computer science books are classic but not suitable for beginners, and some are the opposite. Donald Knuth's The Art Of Computer Programming probably belongs to the former condition, and Robert Sedgewick's Algorithms belongs to the latter. Of course, both of their algorithm analysis idea comes down in one continuous line, and they are all the classic and bestselling reference book in the computerized algorithm field.

The kernel of Linux is responsible for handling all the interactions between CPU and outside world, deciding the order of all programs share the processor time, effectively managing hundreds or thousands of processes to share the limited memory available in system, skillfully planning the data transmission as a whole to save the time consumed by CPU on waiting for the slower hard drive. Therefore, in-depth study of the most essential parts of the Linux kernel lets you completely understand what makes Linux run normally and why it can work well in various system distributions.

As is known to all, Robert C. Martin is an expert in software development, software engineering master, and specialist of object-oriented technology enjoying the worldwide reputation. Also, he is software engineer and one of the pioneers of design patterns and agile software development movements. Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C# was written by him and his son Micah Martin (an experienced software engineer). The Java edition of this book has won the highest honor of computer books - Jolt Awards.

PHP 5 Power Programming is a classic must-read authoritative book with 720 pages of content published in 2004, cooperatively written by 3 PHP masters (PHP 5's chief designer - Andi Gutmans, PEAR's founder - Stig Saether Bakken and PHP's core contributor - Derick Rethans). Now its full copyright has been completely free.

If you want to master the IDA Pro, grasp the science and art of reverse engineering coding, or make more efficient security research & development and software debugging, then Reverse Engineering Code with IDA Pro will be suitable for you - because it is born to do this!