[LUNI] Linux Dev

[Roberto Serrano]

If you really have the time, well.... my advice is to start by choosing one
or two projects that might interest you.

Sign up to the development mailing list, and read, watch and learn:  Get
familiar with the language the project is developed on, the underlaying
platform/libraries, the project itself, the community.

Then, when you feel ready start, start by helping documenting the project,
make a small patch, add a function that you would like to see.

Last submit your changes, and take criticizing with a grain of salt  -  do
not forget your asbestos suit!   there is a lot of fire when opinions
involved egos.

That is all you need to follow - good luck!

Roberto

On 10/8/07, Mark Stuart Burge <mark at msbrepairs.com> wrote:
>
> I am wondering how easy/difficult it is to start developing and thus
> contributing to linux applications.
>
> Having coded z80 assembler decades ago and then Visual Basic 6, writing
> some mediocre, yet useful applications, I am wondering where to start.
>
> I bought one of those "learn to program in C++ for linux" books a few
> years ago and have been reluctant to devote any quality time to it since
> noticing that many people are now using stuff like 'ruby on rails'
> 'ajax' 'java' and C++ although standing the test of time, seems like
> machine code in comparison, since the book concentrates on building from
> scratch as opposed to working with all the libraries that are out there
> now.
>
> So, does anyone have any suggestions where I should devote my time.
>
> I would love to be able to open up the source code to some of my apps
> and find fixes, make patches, add functionality etc and finally have
> something to give back to the community.
>
> Do I start by looking into the libraries, to see what functions are
> already available to me ? or is there a standard approach to this that
> others have followed ?
>
>
> Any comments would be appreciated.
>
> Mark
>
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