qubes-doc/basics_dev/devel-books.md

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Below is a list of various books that might be useful in learning some basics needed for Qubes development.

-   A must-read about Xen internals:
    -   [https://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Guide-Xen-Hypervisor/dp/013234971X](https://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Guide-Xen-Hypervisor/dp/013234971X)

-   Some good books about Linux kernel:
    -   [https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Kernel-Development-Robert-Love/dp/0672329468](https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Kernel-Development-Robert-Love/dp/0672329468]
    -   [https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Device-Drivers-Jonathan-Corbet/dp/0596005903](https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Device-Drivers-Jonathan-Corbet/dp/0596005903)

-   Solid intro into Trusted Computing by David Grawrock (original Intel architect for TXT):
    -   [https://www.amazon.com/Dynamics-Trusted-Platform-Buildin-Grawrock/dp/1934053082](https://www.amazon.com/Dynamics-Trusted-Platform-Buildin-Grawrock/dp/1934053082)

-   Good book about GIT:
    -   [http://progit.org/book/](http://progit.org/book/)

-   Useful books about Python:
    -   [http://www.qtrac.eu/py3book.html](http://www.qtrac.eu/py3book.html) (Note that Qubes management tools are written in Python 2.6, but this book is still a very good choice)
    -   [http://www.qtrac.eu/pyqtbook.html](http://www.qtrac.eu/pyqtbook.html)