December 15th, 2011, 12:10 pm
QuoteOriginally posted by: MarkusslondonI think it must be a quite generic book to start with, but are there any books like "Linux for financial engineers" or sth like this?Doubt it, I'd classify all Linux skills as IT ones instead of quant specific. I've never read a book on the topic and have mainly slowly picked up familiarity by needing a problem solved and then finding solutions online. It's worked fine so far but then again I'm not a sysadmin.But book wise I've heard great things about the following: heard this one was good, but a bit big: O'reilly pocket books are good too. I have this one on my desk for those times I need a quick reference for the more obscure stuff: also do a Linux focused one: posted by: MarkusslondonWhat are they expecting when they mention in the job description Linux pre-knowledge?If I placed it on a job advert I'd expect them to know:- basic processing for files in bash or an applicable shell- how to use some basic applications svn, git, find, sed, awk etc + net related ones.- the file system layout and where things are and should be located- where the main config setups are and how to work with them- how to work with cron or launchd or alternative- how to compile and install software- setup and register new services/server apps
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Hansi on December 14th, 2011, 11:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.