-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday, 2009-12-07 at 11:41 +0100, Per Jessen wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
I once read a book, that SuSE put in the /usr/share/docsomething directory, about programming in linux. It was never finished. And it is obsolete, linux moves too fast.
We're rapidly moving OT here, but nobody really needs a book about "programming in linux". The process is (with a limited set of variations) the same as on any other operating system. If you can write code for DOS, you can also write it for linux. The tools are different, but is a matter of reading a man page or two, plus taking a peek at how somebody else did it. At least that is what I usually do :-)
A man page describes a function you already knows its name. It is no use when trying to find a function to do something you need. And it doesn't explain the process. No, you don't need that kind of documentation, because you already know. To me, it is daunting. (and yes, I have written some programs in Linux. Using pascal, of course :-p )
If anyone wants to encourage new devs to come to linux, and not only young students out of school or university, such texts must be finished and provided.
Linux does not have a problem attracting new developers; I'm not convinced the lack of such texts is a real problem.
I'm sure they come, but newly trained. Not many coming from outside. IMHO. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAksc+BEACgkQtTMYHG2NR9WJpgCcDjiJ50uXUFioI31D2iH144St 7r0An2UlD/x++9Oe8J25M7PDGHFwkU3j =1llb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org