Mac os x systems programmng and bsd

I'd like to get into some mac os x systems programming and wondered, although mac os x is a Mach and bsd hybrid, would a bsd programm开发者_StackOverflow社区ing book suffice since I can't seem to find any books on mac os x systems level coding (or mac os x architecture)?

Any pointers would be much appreciated.

Thanks ste

You'll want to pick up a copy of Amit Singh's excellent Mac OS X Internals: A Systems Approach.

Beyond that, books on BSD can be helpful, yes, though it depends on what level of system programming you're interested in. If you're mainly going to be working with the kernel, it won't be as useful.

you might find the System Technology Overview from the Apple Developer Connection website helpful. It contains links to several more documents which go into more detail about specific OS X technologies.

You might also find more information if you browse the index of the Apple Developer Library. For example the 'Getting Started' articles or the 'Drivers, Kernel & Hardware' topics.