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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:
  - _[The Definitive Guide to the Xen Hypervisor](https://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Guide-Xen-Hypervisor/dp/013234971X)_, by David Chisnall

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

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

- Good book about GIT:
  - _[Pro Git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2)_, by Scott Chacon and Ben Straub (complete book available free online)

- Useful books about Python:
  - _[Programming in Python 3](https://www.qtrac.eu/py3book.html)_, by Mark Summerfield
  - _[Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt](https://www.qtrac.eu/pyqtbook.html)_, by Mark Summerfield
    (Although note that [Qt is being replaced by GTK](/doc/usability-ux/#gnome-kde-and-xfce) in Qubes code.)
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			`Below is a list of various books that might be useful in learning some basics needed for Qubes development.`

Improve book list - Use the actual book names in links - Update statements about python 3 & PyQt relevance 2017-07-06 02:19:33 +00:00			`- A must-read about Xen internals:`
Markdown formatting fixes - mark all code blocks with ``` - unify empty lines between sections - adjust list syntax (no space before dash) - adjust headers to use Atx-style syntax - remove trailing spaces 2021-03-13 17:03:23 +00:00			`- _[The Definitive Guide to the Xen Hypervisor](https://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Guide-Xen-Hypervisor/dp/013234971X)_, by David Chisnall`
DevelBooks changed Initial book list 2010-05-03 11:53:34 +00:00
Improve book list - Use the actual book names in links - Update statements about python 3 & PyQt relevance 2017-07-06 02:19:33 +00:00			`- Some good books about the Linux kernel:`
Markdown formatting fixes - mark all code blocks with ``` - unify empty lines between sections - adjust list syntax (no space before dash) - adjust headers to use Atx-style syntax - remove trailing spaces 2021-03-13 17:03:23 +00:00			`- _[Linux Kernel Development](https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Kernel-Development-Robert-Love/dp/0672329468)_, by Robert Love`
			`- _[Linux Device Drivers](https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Device-Drivers-Jonathan-Corbet/dp/0596005903)_, by Jonathan Corbet`
DevelBooks changed Initial book list 2010-05-03 11:53:34 +00:00
Improve book list - Use the actual book names in links - Update statements about python 3 & PyQt relevance 2017-07-06 02:19:33 +00:00			`- Solid intro into Trusted Computing:`
Markdown formatting fixes - mark all code blocks with ``` - unify empty lines between sections - adjust list syntax (no space before dash) - adjust headers to use Atx-style syntax - remove trailing spaces 2021-03-13 17:03:23 +00:00			`- _[Dynamics of a Trusted Platform](https://www.amazon.com/Dynamics-Trusted-Platform-Buildin-Grawrock/dp/1934053082)_, by David Grawrock (original Intel architect for TXT)`
DevelBooks changed Initial book list 2010-05-03 11:53:34 +00:00
Improve book list - Use the actual book names in links - Update statements about python 3 & PyQt relevance 2017-07-06 02:19:33 +00:00			`- Good book about GIT:`
Markdown formatting fixes - mark all code blocks with ``` - unify empty lines between sections - adjust list syntax (no space before dash) - adjust headers to use Atx-style syntax - remove trailing spaces 2021-03-13 17:03:23 +00:00			`- _[Pro Git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2)_, by Scott Chacon and Ben Straub (complete book available free online)`
DevelBooks changed Initial book list 2010-05-03 11:53:34 +00:00
Improve book list - Use the actual book names in links - Update statements about python 3 & PyQt relevance 2017-07-06 02:19:33 +00:00			`- Useful books about Python:`
Change links to HTTPS Change links that has HTTPS equivalent to HTTPS. 2023-11-11 22:01:17 +00:00			`- _[Programming in Python 3](https://www.qtrac.eu/py3book.html)_, by Mark Summerfield`
			`- _[Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt](https://www.qtrac.eu/pyqtbook.html)_, by Mark Summerfield`
Improve book list - Use the actual book names in links - Update statements about python 3 & PyQt relevance 2017-07-06 02:19:33 +00:00			`(Although note that [Qt is being replaced by GTK](/doc/usability-ux/#gnome-kde-and-xfce) in Qubes code.)`