random thoughts

Wow!!! I and Shweta have launched it at http://insidelinuxkernel.blogspot.com/ successfully, after much thinking. The second post (which will be the first kernel related post) has already taken shape.

We are looking forward to a good learning with great fun. Wish Us Luck…

It has been a significant time since I had started studying Linux kernel. I started at about the beginning of the year and till now I have not got confidence on the subject. Something is missing. Proper guidance for sure and may be the discussions also. The only mate I have got for discussions is Shweta, and having started recently, she also doesn’t know much.

The other problem is with my memory. I had thought of preparing notes but... when I start writing, every line of the book seems worth noting down.

Now thinking of writing a technical blog on whatever I learn in Linux Kernel, but haven’t locked that idea yet. May be, that way I would be able to arrange my thoughts properly. Explaining something always helps one to learn more. Because the thinking one develops on something while explaining, he never develops while reading himself.

The idea sounds good, but far-easier said than done. What to write about, how to write about, who to seek help from and the most important thing is how to tell things without repeating what is already there on websites, books.

There are problems, but I am looking forward to work on this idea. It will help the learning, certainly!!!

Some time ago, somehow I got interested in studying Linux kernel. Credit goes to Shweta, whenever I talked to her, she explained me some kernel stuff. More than me, AirTel should be thankful to her for talking half of the time about that crazy kernel stuff (Seriously, I thought I should talk to her less frequently now). And if that was not enough, at the end of almost each conversation, I had to face a question from her, when would I start studying Linux kernel? :o

No, No. This question was not THAT bad. Actually, I had started getting serious about her kernel learning. Not that she forcefully made me to do this, I only used to keep her telling that I also want to study Linux kernel (may be, to shut her up when she forgot to take a break talking about it 15-20 mins nonstop). But every time I said so, I used to keep one excuse ready to escape and that is what irritated her.

After all, two months of intentional procrastination ended when I became a little free from the project work. Anyways, there were no more excuses left and even if the project had been stretched, I would have to start.

It has been two months now reading these books called LKD, UTLK, and LDD. And I am actually enjoying it. I understand now why geeks (and Shweta) call Linux a beautiful, fascinating piece of code, may be the best software ever written by humankind.

I am on this great road of fascinating journey. Learning a lot, seriously!!