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Want to become a linux developer
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:46 pm
by offbeat
I want to be a liux developer....
But I am new about linux and its language..
Pls help me by giving advice, from where will i start?
And what is the best language for me for first time developer...
Thanks..............
Re: Want to become a linux developer
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:33 am
by killer de bug
I suggest that your start by learning the name of the language used for the kernel... That would be a good start. If you don't even know this, don't think about going further
Re: Want to become a linux developer
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:59 am
by Hammer459
The obvious suggestion is to learn C/C++ that the linux kernel is written in.
However... If you learn Perl and Ruby there is a whole lot of services and support tools that are written in either of them and that is probably an easier start of your "career" as a Linux developer.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Open Source Development
Re: Want to become a linux developer
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:21 am
by dagon
There are so many places you can start to chip in that it's hard to give advice on where to start.
With c and python you can never go wrong.
Learn some basic coding and then download the source of the software you use/like the most and play around with the code.
When you're feeling bold enough you start looking for some of the more easy bugs to fix.
Some projects suggest good beginner jobs like libreoffice
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Eas ... evel_Hacks
Or Gnome
https://live.gnome.org/GnomeLove
...Mate?
http://mate-desktop.org/development/
Good luck!
ps. You don't need to hack the kernel to contribute to linux.
Re: Want to become a linux developer
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:37 pm
by ElHaj
here are some links I know about wish they could help
http://www.openculture.com/computer_sci ... ee_courses
http://www.noexcuselist.com/
the next one is politically incorrect but that is the most comprehensive list I could find (really sorry
)
http://programming-rainbows.com/become.html
Re: Want to become a linux developer
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:12 pm
by offbeat
Hammer459 wrote:The obvious suggestion is to learn C/C++ that the linux kernel is written in.
However... If you learn Perl and Ruby there is a whole lot of services and support tools that are written in either of them and that is probably an easier start of your "career" as a Linux developer.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Open Source Development
Thank you very much..........