Linked by Emmanuel Marty on Thu 2nd Sep 2004 07:36 UTC
As a programmer and manager of embedded software products for a living, I think that operating system programming is so much fun that it will eventually be outlawed. I've previously published two articles on OSNews, So, you want to write
an operating system and Climbing
the kernel mountain, and tried to summarize my experience in designing operating system kernels as well as technical traps that can be easily avoided.
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Many many OSes are hobby systems. Hobbies scratch itches.
For some OSxxx is about ruling the world; for others that is just excusing some itch scratching ;-)
On the other hand, most hobby operating systems seem to start (and end) with a kernel. There are very few that seem to be 'systems' out there.
It seems to make sense to borrow kernels for hobby operating systems too, and build the libraries that actually constitute the 'platform' upon which applications might stand instead. It might make results come quicker. Or does that not scratch the itch vigorously enough?