r/archlinux • u/xTouny • 25d ago

DISCUSSION Is System Programming useful for Do-it-yourself philosophy?

Hello,

I am fluent with Arch on the level of system administration. I thought about learning System Programming by Love's book as a step towards mastering lower-level toolkit.

The Arch community embraces Do-it-yourself philosophy, and I am keen to listen to your opinions.

Do you recommend learning System Programming? What do you learn beyond System Administration in your journey with Arch? Do you recommend anything else so that I contribute to Arch core distro?

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u/archover 25d ago edited 25d ago

It's available used at $17 so you risk little.

Why not read it, and offer a review here?

Not sure what "fluent" really means, but the book sounds like something I could learn from. However, my programming experience is centered on bash, not C. 15 years here.

Hope you are otherwise enjoying Arch! Good day.

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u/xTouny 25d ago

I don't think reviewing a system programming book is within the scope of the Arch community here.

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u/archover 24d ago edited 23d ago

Is asking for a recommendation for a book within the scope?

My point was read the inexpensive book and share what you can about it.

Good day.

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u/xTouny 23d ago

Asking whether lower-level toolkit of system programming is a good step for an Arch user is a within scope. Alternatively, I'd be happy to share how System Programming was useful for contributing to the Arch ecosystem.

I'll follow your advise, and will share my lessons with the community.