Linux language

gwhlevy · 07-11-2002, 04:45 PM

What language is used to write in Linux? Where can I learn it? I'd like to learn to master Linux and I'm sure that it's gonna take more than just working in the GUIs.

jetblackz · 07-11-2002, 07:10 PM

C++

If you have no previous programming experiences, structured programming languages such as BASIC, PASCAL, etc. would be the starting point.

tundra · 07-11-2002, 08:36 PM

i thought the linux kernel is in C?

dorward · 07-11-2002, 08:41 PM

Yes, the kernel is mainly written in C.

Kernel hacking is hardly something I would consider to be important before you can't master Linux, quite the oposite, I wouldn't like to try to hack it until I understood how Linux works.

udayan · 07-12-2002, 12:16 AM

well try understanding the basic structure of linux firstly
then switch over to make some changes in the kernel. Rememeber "Rome was not built in a day"
enjoy linux

neo77777 · 07-12-2002, 12:39 AM

Linux as UNIX was originaly written in C, kernel is pure C, bash is a C program as well etc.

acid_kewpie · 07-12-2002, 04:32 AM

and of course loads of utilities are in perl, awk, and straight shell script.

Nelleh · 07-12-2002, 11:12 AM

Wouldnt shell scripting be a useful place to start for the absolute beginner? Its built in, so to speak, theres oodles of documentation out and about and included with your distro, it will help you learn both the principles of programming and linux at the same time.

pickledbeans · 07-12-2002, 12:31 PM

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Originally posted by Nelleh
Wouldnt shell scripting be a useful place to start for the absolute beginner? Its built in, so to speak, theres oodles of documentation out and about and included with your distro, it will help you learn both the principles of programming and linux at the same time.

IMHO, Eveyone should start with shell, awk, sed. (before going on to Perl/Python, C) And goes double if you goal is Systems Administration and/or programming.

What the line on the difference between C and C ++, " In C it's easy to shoot
youself in the foot, but C ++ it's more difficult to shoot yourself in the foot, but
when you do, it takes your whole leg off"

joeprogrammer · 07-12-2002, 12:32 PM

Don't think you really have to be a programmer to master Linux.

Perl is not too hard for a newbie, and I hear that Python is pretty easy. Java is OK, too. It's a preference thing - and it depends on what you're doing, I suppose. C and C++ are great languages to know but might require more time to master than others. Kylix is supposed to be hot these days. It's Object-oriented Pascal, I think. Good luck.

gwhlevy · 07-12-2002, 03:48 PM

Nellah suggests I start with "Shell Scripting". I'll give it a try, hopefully I won't "break" something. It's kinda scary when you go in and make changes and then don't know how to reverse them out!