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You can help them understand by writing and submitting documentation. Let's be honest, the linux kernel documentation mostly sucks and (more commonly) doesn't e
by gens 9y ago
You can help them understand by writing and submitting documentation. Let's be honest, the linux kernel documentation mostly sucks and (more commonly) doesn't exist.
PS Don't underestimate children. Some will learn C.
- icedchai 9y agoI taught myself C when I was 14. This was back in the late 80's. It would be a lot easier to do now.
- nv-vn 9y agoDefinitely. HN probably doesn't think about it much, but go to high school hackathons or take a look at Github -- there are a bunch of teenagers around who have learned pretty incredible amounts of programming. Here's an example of one who learner C and wrote his own kernel, among other things: https://github.com/GruntTheDivine?tab=repositories https://github.com/GruntTheDivine?tab=repositories