Learning things

[mfidelman@meetinghouse.net (Miles Fidelman)]

Malte Vesper wrote:
>
> On 07/04/15 05:06, Anupam Kapoor wrote:
>>>>>>> [2015-04-07T00:08:10+0530]: "Mike Thompson" (mike-thompson):
>> ,----[ mike-thompson ]
>> | As others mention, using the Linux kernel to come up to speed with C is the
>> | wrong approach.  If you have a strong desire to learn kernel programming
>> | concepts while coming up to speed on C, I would suggest getting the latest
>> | book on Xinu, buying an Intel Galileo board and working your way through
>> | that book.  Xinu is what I cut my teeth on 25 years ago and I remember it
>> | being a terrific learning environment.  Xinu is not Linux (or Unix), but
>> | for starting at the ground level all the concepts will map over when you
>> | are ready to tackle Linux kernel work.
>> |
>> | Information for Xinu can be found here: http://www.xinu.cs.purdue.edu/
>> `----
>> or there is always xv6 (http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2014/) which
>> might be useful...
>>
> There is also OS161 or Plan9, these should be enough names to search for
> comparisons or discussions on the OS's to help you pick one.
>
>

Of course, one might note that Linux started as a personal project. If 
you know something about operating systems, a historical look through 
the kernal might not be a bad way to start learning C.

Miles Fidelman


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