Resources and Tutorials #

A massive list of all sorts of tutorials, books and videos on operating systems.

Web #

• Wiki OS Dev - Provides information and a community
• Wiki Low level Community - A TODO list of what needs to be done
• OS Tutorial - Several step-by-step README tutorials and code samples

Books #

• Writing a Simple Operating System - A 77 page masterpiece by Nick Blundell
• The Little Book about OS Development - A practical guide to writing your own x86 operating system by Eric Helen and Adam Roseberg
• Operating System Concepts - An introduction to essential concepts by Galvin and Silberschatz
• Modern Operating Systems - By Andrew Tanenbaum and Herbert Bos
• Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces - All about virtualization, concurrency and persistance by Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau and Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau

Videos #

• Write Your Own Operating System - A series of 34 videos by Viktor Engelmann