Re: [Trisquel-users] Best

[dguthrie]

If you are interested in systems programming, learning C as others have  
commented, is a must. However, you should not jump into the deep end. From  
your comment,it seems you don't have much programming experience, so I would  
recommend you learn Python (v2.7 I believe is installed by default on  
Trisquel). It is good for beginners because it teaches the principles of  
programming well but can also be used for more powerful programs.
You should program things you are interested in, either making fun projects  
of your own, or helping others in their projects by submitting patches and  
small modifications.
As for systems programming, that is a really advanced topic. Once you have  
gained experience in C (after you are comfortable with Python, for instance),  
try looking at the Linux kernel source code and how drivers work. Other  
topics that might be interesting would be programming an emulator, for  
example for the old Motorola 68k chips, Intel 8080 or 4040 chips, or the  
Nintendo Game Boy (I admit this is something I always wanted to try).
As for boot firmware... That's really tricky. Look at projects such as U-boot  
and Coreboot and join mailing lists and IRC.
Don't give up!