resources
A timeline of resources, books, papers, and articles I use for learning systems engineering, building tools, and understanding how things work.
May 2026
Hardware & Systems Fundamentals
Books
Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (3rd Ed.)
Randal E. Bryant, David R. O'Hallaron
Ch. 1–2: Data representation; Ch. 3, 5, 6: Machine code, optimization, memory hierarchy
Linux Kernel Development (3rd Ed.)
Robert Love
Ch. 3–5, 12–15: Process management, scheduling, memory, I/O
The Linux Programming Interface
Michael Kerrisk
Ch. 24–25: Process creation and termination
Papers & Articles
Ulrich Drepper
Michael C. Young
Brendan Gregg
Electronics Tutorials
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