On Mon, 19 Nov 2007, circle wrote: Hi Jimmy,
> Hi Rich I have been checking out your book on solaris programming. I > just installed solaris recently and would like to learn c programming > language. Currently I dont know yet what to do with the new OS that's > been sitting on my laptop. Do you have any suggestions on how to I think one way to get started is to start using Solaris for your everyday needs, like email, browsing the web, and writing documents. That'll give you some familiarity with it. Learning C programming is always a good idea if you'd like to become a developer. As for how to proceed, is there some little project you'd like to write? > proceed? I browsed through your book and all the functions that Solaris > provides. Should I learn to write device drivers? Do you think that's a > little bit too advanced for a beginner? (I have yet to find a book on I think device drivers are the last place a begginer programmer should start! They're complicated beasts, and a bug can crash your whole system, which can make debugging a pain. STart with userland stuff first, then think about device drivers later. > solaris driver. There seems to be books on linux drivers though). Thank > you. Hope you read this. While not a tutorial on writing device drivers per se, I highly recommend the Solaris Internals books if you're interested in what goes on under the covers. But they're not a light read! > PS. Thanks for writing the book I like it very much. Many thanks for your kind words; I'm glad you like it. -- Rich Teer, SCSA, SCNA, SCSECA, OGB member CEO, My Online Home Inventory URLs: http://www.rite-group.com/rich http://www.linkedin.com/in/richteer http://www.myonlinehomeinventory.com _______________________________________________ opensolaris-help mailing list [email protected]
