# Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles by William Stallings

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles by William Stallings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended by a couple of commenters as a very good operating systems textbook, though one found it covers too many things out of context.

## Why people recommend it

- Very good operating systems book (1 comments): "The Stallings book is very good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48105949))

## What people warn about

- Mentions too many things out of context (1 comments): "I found it mentions too many out of context things." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48105973))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces by Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau and Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau](https://hackerapproved.com/p/operating-systems-three-easy-pieces.md): 11 recommend
- [Operating Systems: Design and Implementation by Andrew Tanenbaum](https://hackerapproved.com/p/operating-systems-design-and-implementation.md): 7 recommend
- [Windows Internals by Russinovich, Solomon and Ionescu](https://hackerapproved.com/p/windows-internals.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0134670957?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780134670959) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles by William Stallings", https://hackerapproved.com/p/operating-systems-internals-and-design-principles/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).