Ask HN: Any Good Books on Internals?

I just finished 3 books about internals and I really enjoyed them:

- Ruby Under a Microscope

- Database internals

- Writing An Interpreter In Go

Are there any other good books on internals of any technology out there? I don't mind if it's a language or a tool. I just think it's pretty interesting to understand things at a deeper level.

Thanks.

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jmnicolas 5y ago ↗

I immediately thought about "Windows Internals" which has a good reputation but won't be useful if you're running MacOS or Linux.

diehunde 5y ago ↗

Still, it sounds interesting. I'm more interested in learning about the theory right now.

jmnicolas 5y ago ↗

May I suggest "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald E. Knuth then ? This is considered as the Graal of computer science (I didn't study it but it's on my to-do list though ).