Re: OS programming

arnuld wrote:

hello everyone,

i do not know whether this newsgroup is a right place to ask such
questions but i did not find any other. if you know of any other then
please tell me.

i was thinking from a long time that i should ask this
question but i was putting off this intention as i think that doing
OS-programming is very-much dificult than writing web-based-software.
is it true?

also i want to ask if there is any money i can make by learning
OS-programming either through job or my own startup?

REASON: on a personal basis,i want to become a core-contributor to
Free-Software movement i want to put my time into OS programming (like
HURD). so i was wondering if i can make some money in the
commercial-corporate world througn this kind of skill. (ok not through
HURD but through LINUX, i have seen RedHat people are giving
certifications of LINUX programming to C programmers, may be such
programmers can make money in the real-world.i dont know,).

also if both answers are +ve then what languages for OS programming (i
know everyone will answer C but i am wandering into C++)

i will appreciate any kind of help.

thanks

-- arnuld

There are plenty of C / C++ jobs out there so yes you can earn money being a
C/C++ programmer. C/C++ programmer often also find it easier to pick up
other disciplines and IMHO have a greater degree of flexibility.

If you have used say Php then C/C++ syntax is not a million miles away,
although the languages are quite different.

I have never done kernel programming myself, but I would have thought that
you would need to have reasonable good C/C++ skills, may be some knowledge
of assemble language I'm not sure, and a good understanding of whats going
on. People with more knowledge of kernel programming would be able to
better advise you.

I would say kernel programming is something you would have to build up to.

In issue 11 of Free Software Magazine there is an article on creating a
driver, which should give you a taste of what is involved.

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

Hope this helps...

--
Regards,

M
.

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