Re: [dev] Hi, newb here.

From: Quentin Carbonneaux <quentin_AT_c9x.me>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:15:42 +0000

On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 05:18:24PM +0200, FRIGN wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 21:18:25 +0300
> ab <terminus_AT_cock.li> wrote:
> > What kind of advice could you guys give to a novice? I'd like to get
> > myself more familiar with Linux and C (because I have a copy of K&R).
> > I'm asking you guys because you seem to know what you're doing and
> > you're the only community I know which are committed to what you do.
>
> read K&R and read suckless code. :)
> Join in on IRC (#suckless on OFTC or #2f30 on freenode) and ask questions
> if you like. #suckless is a strict development channels, so newbie
> questions are honestly more welcome on #2f30.

Reading is good, but I'd write. Even if it's crap, once you wrote
one program just send a copy of it into #suckless (not the ML), and
ask people for corrections and explanations.

Good luck.
Received on Fri Apr 22 2016 - 17:15:42 CEST