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  1. Accelerated Linux Core Dump Analysis, Fourth Edition
    Training Course Transcript with GDB and WinDbg Practice Exercises
    Dmitry Vostokov

    Learn how to analyze x64 and ARM64 Linux process and kernel crashes and hangs, navigate through core memory dump space and diagnose corruption, memory leaks, CPU spikes, blocked threads, deadlocks, wait chains, and more than 50 memory analysis patterns. The training consists of more than 70 step-by-step exercises using GDB and WinDbg debuggers.

  2. Accelerated Linux Core Dump Analysis, Fourth Edition
    Training Course Transcript with GDB and WinDbg Practice Exercises
    Dmitry Vostokov

    Learn how to analyze x64 and ARM64 Linux process and kernel crashes and hangs, navigate through core memory dump space and diagnose corruption, memory leaks, CPU spikes, blocked threads, deadlocks, wait chains, and more than 50 memory analysis patterns. The training consists of more than 70 step-by-step exercises using GDB and WinDbg debuggers.

  3. Zig in Depth
    A Complete Guide to Modern Systems Programming
    Steve Publications

    Zig in Depth is a practical guide to modern systems programming with Zig. Through clear explanations and runnable examples, you'll learn to write safe, efficient, and idiomatic Zig code, from the language fundamentals to advanced features like comptime, memory management, concurrency, and C interoperability.

  4. FreeBSD for Linux Users
    A Comprehensive Guide for Administrators, Developers, and DevOps Engineers
    Steve Publications

    If you know Linux, you already have most of the skills you need to master FreeBSD. This practical guide shows where the systems differ, why those differences matter and how to deploy, secure and manage FreeBSD with confidence using comparisons that make every concept easy to understand.

  5. Modern Native Windows API
    Mastering the Win32 API with C23 and the Latest Windows SDK
    Steve Publications

    Build fast, reliable Windows desktop applications the right way. This book takes you from your first Win32 window to modern, production ready software using C23, the latest Windows SDK and Visual Studio 2026. Along the way you will learn practical techniques for performance, security and deep Windows integration.

  6. The Nim Programming Language
    From Fundamentals to Expert-Level Mastery
    Steve Publications

    Discover the power of Nim, a language that combines Python's simplicity with C-level performance. Through practical examples and real-world projects, this book will help you master Nim and build fast, reliable, production-quality software.

  7. Inside macOS
    Architecture, Kernel, and Systems Programming on Apple's Operating System
    Steve Publications

    macOS powers millions of devices, but few developers ever explore what lies beneath its polished interface. Inside macOS explains how the XNU kernel, Mach, BSD, Apple Silicon, APFS, and modern security technologies work together, giving systems programmers, security researchers, and engineers a deep understanding of Apple's operating system.

  8. Buffer Overflow Exploitation and Defense Evasion
    A Deep Dive into Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities, Exploitation, and Defense
    Steve Publications

    Memory corruption remains one of the most significant classes of software vulnerabilities. This book explores the foundations of memory corruption, modern exploitation techniques, and the defenses designed to stop them, providing security professionals and researchers with a deep understanding of how these vulnerabilities work and how to mitigate them effectively.

  9. This book collects three essays I wrote in 2022 about the NetBSD operating system about binary formats and upgrades by building from source.

  10. Evasion Engineering
    A Comprehensive Technical Reference: From Foundational Concepts to Advanced Implementation
    Steve Publications

    Detection keeps getting smarter. So do the systems built to avoid it. Evasion Engineering explores the techniques, architectures and design principles behind stealth in modern computing, from operating systems and networks to cloud environments and machine learning. A practical deep dive for security professionals who want to understand how advanced evasion really works.

  11. eBPF for Systems Engineers
    From First Principles to Production Deployments
    Steve Publications

    Discover how eBPF is changing Linux systems engineering. Starting with the fundamentals, this book walks you through building, debugging and deploying real eBPF programs for observability, networking, security and performance. Learn practical techniques you can use with confidence in production across modern Linux environments.

  12. Linux Memory Management: From Fundamentals to Kernel Internals
    A Complete Guide to Virtual Memory, Allocators, Paging, and Performance in the Modern Linux Kernel
    Steve Publications

    Memory is at the heart of Linux performance. This book explains how the kernel manages it from virtual memory and page allocation to NUMA, cgroups and real-world optimization. Learn through clear explanations, kernel source examples and practical exercises you can run yourself.

  13. Building macOS Applications with Swift
    From First Program to Production Application
    Steve Publications

    Whether you are opening Xcode for the first time or ready to ship a polished desktop app, this book guides you through every step. Learn Swift with practical projects, understand how macOS apps are built and gain the skills to create software that is ready for real users and the Mac App Store.

  14. The Linux Virtual Filesystem
    Architecture, Implementation, and Administration from Kernel Internals to Cloud-Native Systems
    Steve Publications

    The Linux Virtual Filesystem is the abstraction that unifies every filesystem in Linux behind a single interface. This book explores its architecture, kernel implementation, and modern applications, giving system administrators, developers, and kernel engineers the knowledge to understand, troubleshoot, and extend the VFS.

  15. バッファオーバーフローの悪用と防御の回避
    メモリ破壊脆弱性の徹底解説:エクスプロイトと防御
    Steve Publications

    メモリ破損は、依然としてソフトウェアの脆弱性の中でも最も重大な分類の一つです。本書では、メモリ破損の基礎から、現代のエクスプロイト技術、それらを防ぐために設計された防御機構までを包括的に取り上げ、セキュリティ専門家や研究者がこれらの脆弱性の仕組みを深く理解し、効果的な対策を講じるための知識を提供します。