Ask HN: Learning nuts and bolts of Internet

5 points by forgot_password 15y ago ↗ HN

This may be addressed in previous threads but I could not find. I'm a "self-taught programmers" and jumped in by learning PHP and building stuff. I would not describe myself as computer-savvy and this was my intro to programming. I would like to improve my knowledge of the basics of the Internet and web development (e.x. HTTP overview, understanding web servers, how scripting languages are abstractions on lower-level languages, etc..)

Are there any good books that you guys have read? I know there are plenty of books on these topics individually but I was looking for something that tied these topics together and made it understandable / relevant for a novice

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brudgers 15y ago ↗

My two cents...one of the benefits of learning the Microsoft stack is that there is a lot of vertical coverage in books about it...e.g. a book on C# will often cover everything from arrays and loops to RSS syndication and processing http under asp.net.

Linux could be similar, but there really isn't the market share to drive the same level of dead tree publishing for beginners nor a single source to facilitate the same sort of vertical organization of books.