thinkAPI» Linux http://thinkapi.com/blog An interface to tech thoughts Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:23:20 +0000 en hourly 1 How to create your own UNIX clone Operating System http://thinkapi.com/blog/how-to-create-your-own-unix-clone-operating-system/ http://thinkapi.com/blog/how-to-create-your-own-unix-clone-operating-system/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:11:53 +0000 Sukumar http://thinkapi.com/blog/?p=157 Continue reading → No related posts.]]> Working on operating systems can be a lot of fun while learning some of the most difficult concepts in programming. One needs to have a basic set of knowledge and skills such as

Basics of programming: variables, references, data types, scope, pointers, error handling, iteration, core algorithms related to searching, sorting, and so on
Basics of maths and statistics: hexadecimal, binary, boolean logic, probability and so on
Assembly: Knowledge of a low level language is very essential and part of writing an OS
Languages: While C, C++ are the most widely used, one can also go with java, haskell, lisp etc.
Linux / Unix: Experience on linux or UNIX based platforms is needed for using tools required for OS development
Tools: Familiarity in working with compilers, assemblers, linkers and make utility

Getting started:
Alt OS Development FAQ
OS Dev getting started

Resources:
JamesM’s kernel development tutorials
OS development wiki and OS development forums
Tutorials from osdever.net
alt.os.development
 Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manuals
Intel 80386 Programmer’s Reference Manual
OSRC: The Operating System Resource Center
Implementing an Operating System – By Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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]]> http://thinkapi.com/blog/ubuntu-810-released/feed/ 0 Linus Torvalds starts blogging http://thinkapi.com/blog/linus-torvalds-starts-blogging/ http://thinkapi.com/blog/linus-torvalds-starts-blogging/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:20:22 +0000 Sukumar http://thinkapi.com/blog/?p=21 Continue reading → No related posts.]]> Linus Torvalds best known for having initiated the development of the Linux kernel, has started a personal blog.

This sure is going to be interesting and funny. Looking at one of the comments,

lol your name sounds like linux
i bet i’m not the first one to notice ;)

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