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Linux Programming Courses

  • 10-11-2009 2:22pm
    #1
    henryporter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone recommend any basic Linux Programming courses, online or anywhere near Dublin. Thanks


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  • #2
    Blowfish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭Blowfish


    How do you mean 'Linux programming'? It's a huge area and likely far too much for a single course.

    Do you want to create kernel space or user space apps?


  • #3
    henryporter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭henryporter


    Yes I guess I should have been more specific - Python for example.


  • #4
    egan007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭egan007


    I would suggest perl as a good one to choose to start with.
    Everything else looks like it anyway.

    Do you have any programing experience?

    My suggestion would be to install ubuntu / debian os and download some examples.
    The pricipals of programming are the same no matter what the language.

    - That doesnt answer your question :)


  • #5
    Skrynesaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭Skrynesaver


    egan007 wrote: »
    I would suggest perl as a good one to choose to start with.
    Everything else looks like it anyway.

    Do you have any programing experience?

    My suggestion would be to install ubuntu / debian os and download some examples.
    The pricipals of programming are the same no matter what the language.

    - That doesnt answer your question :)

    I would tend to agree, but then Perl is my Swiss Army Chainsaw of choice.

    As to which examples, I would recommend going to perlmonks.org and working through the tutorials.

    The site is also a useful place to ask questions for everyone from professionals to hardened pros


  • #6
    henryporter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭henryporter


    Both helpful answers above thanks. No real programming experience, just hoping to jump in somewhere at the deep end.


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  • #7
    Naikon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭Naikon


    C is the only language to know for 'Unix systems programming'.
    Getting a good knowledge of C will help you if you ever venture
    towards system level stuff.

    Perl is even better as a precusor to C, and as an application lang.
    Get the 'Learning Perl' book by Schwartz and Phoenix, and you
    will be on a good path to learn about the mysteries of Perl:pac:


  • #8
    Jiri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭Jiri


    Look at this online book "Advanced Linux Programming"
    http://www.advancedlinuxprogramming.com/


  • #9
    aphex™
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,338 ✭✭✭aphex™


    There is a book called Head First Programming coming out in December. It's based on python 3.0 (the new one). I think I'm in a similar position to the OP and that's the book I'm hoping I can get my head around, not having done programming in college at all unlike most people in this thread, i'd imagine.


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