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One of the best things I ever did for my programming career was read The Linux Programming Inrerface cover to cover. Obviously I didn’t expect to completely gro
by djtriptych 8y ago
One of the best things I ever did for my programming career was read The Linux Programming Inrerface cover to cover. Obviously I didn’t expect to completely grok 1500ish pages of tech details, but a survey of how Linux is organized and what is does well was a revelation.
As a result, I’m WAY less likely to reinvent the wheel. I love to argue down tech proposals at work with something along the lines of “Linux already does that for you”. This sort of understanding can easily save man-years of effort on moderately complex undertakings.
As I’m writing this I again wonder if some sort of professional licensing is needed in software engineering. A bioinformatics PhD has absolutely no way of assessing potential CS consultants, and picking the right one could save so much money, time, and effort.