Microsofts progression of bad OSes

[shankle]

I haven't got over puking over Windows 8 yet and now I'm going to run
out of puke for Windows 10..... What to do......
They just can't seem to stop cramming things down our throat.
If it wasn't for the difficulty of writing for Linux it would be bye bye.

[Magnum]

I agree with you.

Linux is difficult to program for.

[anta40]

Linux is difficult to program for.

Not really, actually.
Assuming the compiler/interpreter and its dependencies are installed properly.

[Gunther]

Not really, actually.
Assuming the compiler/interpreter and its dependencies are installed properly.

Yes and one must know that the ABI is different (64-bit version).

Gunther

[carlos]

Programing for Linux is easier tan programming for Windows, as Linux is a TEXT OS,  programing for Gnome or KDE is more convoluted than Windows, but no more hard.

Perhaps the hardest thing about programing in Linux is the sheer number of Libraries it has, and make sure your target has the correct dynamic library it needs,  or use the static version of said library

Ahh yes, MAKE is the king (or Queen???)

Carlos

[Gunther]

Carlos,

Programing for Linux is easier tan programming for Windows, as Linux is a TEXT OS,  programing for Gnome or KDE is more convoluted than Windows, but no more hard.

Perhaps the hardest thing about programing in Linux is the sheer number of Libraries it has, and make sure your target has the correct dynamic library it needs,  or use the static version of said library

Ahh yes, MAKE is the king (or Queen???)

Carlos

I agree, but is MAKE really necessary for every project? Of course, you can do magic things with make, but a well written shell script does nearly the same job.

Gunther

[Magnum]

Programing for Linux is easier tan programming for Windows, as Linux is a TEXT OS,  programing for Gnome or KDE is more convoluted than Windows, but no more hard.

Carlos

I have to disagree that programming is easier than Windows.

I spent 6 months and could only make some simple console apps.

Never found any GUI code.

[carlos]

Carlos,

Programing for Linux is easier tan programming for Windows, as Linux is a TEXT OS,  programing for Gnome or KDE is more convoluted than Windows, but no more hard.

Perhaps the hardest thing about programing in Linux is the sheer number of Libraries it has, and make sure your target has the correct dynamic library it needs,  or use the static version of said library

Ahh yes, MAKE is the king (or Queen???)

Carlos

I agree, but is MAKE really necessary for every project? Of course, you can do magic things with make, but a well written shell script does nearly the same job.

Gunther

necessary maybe not, but is customary, MAKE is installed by default, is HARD  to find a installation without it.

Programing for Linux is easier tan programming for Windows, as Linux is a TEXT OS,  programing for Gnome or KDE is more convoluted than Windows, but no more hard.

Carlos

I have to disagree that programming is easier than Windows.

I spent 6 months and could only make some simple console apps.

Never found any GUI code.

"Beginning Linux Programming (4th edition" Neil Matthew, Richard Stones is the best way to learn,  it covers console, curses (console gui) Gnome and KDE. Give it a try, it may work.