Studying Linux kernel
I believe studying Linux kernel and playing with it will broaden your conceptual understanding of kernel development and issues and you can apply it to Wintel stuff too. I’m not a complete Windows guy as you might think after reading my previous posts. I spent 1.5 years (before joining Citrix) under RedHat Linux writing C++ software quality tools in C++ using Emacs editor (working for Programming Research Ltd www.programmingresearch.com). And I did multi platform (Windows - Linux - Solaris) architecture, design and programming for Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group 6 years ago (when working for the biggest Russian outsourcing company Luxoft www.luxoft.com). Coupled with all this prior knowledge about Linux I’m on my journey to study the latest Linux kernel (2.6) and I would recommend 2 wonderful books I’m reading now:
Linux Kernel Development, 2nd Edition
Understanding Linux Kernel, 3rd Edition
and another fantastic book about Unix internals in general:
UNIX Internals
- Dmitry Vostokov -