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Best Linux and Command Line Books for Developers

Here's my curated list of the best linux books for developers.

Quick Comparison

Book Author Pages Year
Docker Deep Dive Nigel Poulton 290 2023
Kubernetes in Action Marko Luksa 600 2022
The Phoenix Project Gene Kim 432 2018
Site Reliability Engineering Betsy Beyer 552 2016
Terraform: Up & Running Yevgeniy Brikman 510 2022
Infrastructure as Code Kief Morris 410 2020
The DevOps Handbook Gene Kim 528 2021
Continuous Delivery Jez Humble and David Farley 512 2010
The Linux Command Line William Shotts 504 2019
How Linux Works Brian Ward 392 2021
Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook Evi Nemeth 1232 2017

1. Docker Deep Dive

By Nigel Poulton · 290 pages · 2023

A solid devops book that every developer should consider.

Get it on Amazon

2. Kubernetes in Action

By Marko Luksa · 600 pages · 2022

A solid devops book that every developer should consider.

Get it on Amazon

3. The Phoenix Project

By Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford · 432 pages · 2018

A solid devops book that every developer should consider.

Get it on Amazon

4. Site Reliability Engineering

By Betsy Beyer, Chris Jones, Jennifer Petoff, Niall Murphy · 552 pages · 2016

A solid devops book that every developer should consider.

Get it on Amazon

5. Terraform: Up & Running

By Yevgeniy Brikman · 510 pages · 2022

A solid devops book that every developer should consider.

Get it on Amazon

6. Infrastructure as Code

By Kief Morris · 410 pages · 2020

A solid devops book that every developer should consider.

Get it on Amazon

7. The DevOps Handbook

By Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis · 528 pages · 2021

A solid devops book that every developer should consider.

Get it on Amazon

8. Continuous Delivery

By Jez Humble and David Farley · 512 pages · 2010

A solid devops book that every developer should consider.

Get it on Amazon

9. The Linux Command Line

By William Shotts · 504 pages · 2019

A solid linux book that every developer should consider.

Get it on Amazon

10. How Linux Works

By Brian Ward · 392 pages · 2021

A solid linux book that every developer should consider.

Get it on Amazon

11. Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook

By Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent Hein, Ben Whaley, Dan Mackin · 1232 pages · 2017

A solid linux book that every developer should consider.

Get it on Amazon


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