Hi Nicky, > but i wouldnt know where to start on linux , can anyone tell me would > i be working from the command line which can be tedious or is linux > programming done on an integrated development environment like visual > studio?
Unix likes to have many things that work together more, and that includes the text editor, rather than have a single monolithic IDE so you'll find lots of Unix users stick with a text editor. IDEs do exist though but you may be cocooning yourself from what it is you'd benefit from learning and you could as well be on something non-Unix. > i have an oreilly book called unserstanding the linux kernel which i > find too difficult, can anyone recommend an entry level book? I'd echo others in saying Python would be a good language to start with, and you can use it on Windows as well as Unix so it may be easier to encounter day to day. The classic introduction to Unix programming is Kernighan and Pike's _The Unix Programming Environment_, http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/upe/, http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/013937681X/ysk-21. Still in print and well-regarded over the years. You won't find more modern stuff like Python, Perl, or Ruby but more trying to get across the philosophy of the Unix way of doing things. Pricey, but there are used ones around. Or you may find Eric Raymond's _The Art of Unix Programming_ useful to dip into. Available online, http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/, it doesn't try and teach programming but instead examines why things are arranged as they are. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-03-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
