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?

By "web based software" do you mean browsers and servers or do you mean web
pages with javascript applets? If the latter then yes, system programming
is vastly different and more difficult.

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

There's always work somewhere for system programmers with a proven track
record. Getting the track record is the hard part.

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++)

Depends on what environment you're working in--for Linux C _and_ C++. For
other platforms other languages.

i will appreciate any kind of help.

thanks

-- arnuld

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