I am probably not the best person to ask that, since I have been brute forcing my way through - i.e. reading and debugging code without consulting a manual. There are tons of resources on the net for coding in C and since you already have 3 years of experience I am sure that moving to ANSI C won't be too hard. If you have coded in JAVA or C++ then it should be a breeze. If anything you should read up on pointers and memory allocation, because those two seem to catch most new coders the most.
The GDB suggestion is also excellent. I have found it to be one of the most useful debugging tools that I have ever used since it gives a nice stack backtrace with line numbers etc.
good luck,
Zach Keatts Software Engineer Nuvio.com
viquar syed wrote:
Hey Zach, First off, thanks for your reply. Yours is the first one I got beside the OUT OF OFFICE notices. I plan on getting the installation up. I want to get down to Stack level, but I guess learning ANSI C would be my first step, have your foud anything useful towards this ? Again I appreciate your input.
Thanks Viq DBA/Developer Cordia Communications Orlando FL 407-313-7015
On 9/30/05, *zkeatts* <zkeatts@nuvio.com mailto:zkeatts@nuvio.com> wrote:
I am in a similar situation, as far as the ANSI C goes. What has helped me is to jump in, find a bug and try to figure out what is going on. Granted you might not be as lucky as me on your first try in finding bugs, but trust me even if you don't there is plenty to look at. I can promise you it will be confusing and infuriating, but slowly things will begin to make sense. Start by setting up a basic SER installation on a Linux box. Once you get it set up and working then you can try out different features. Don't be afraid to send messages to this group, I have found them very helpful and attentive to all levels of questions. good luck, Zach Keatts Software Engineer Nuvio.com <http://Nuvio.com> viquar syed wrote: > Hi, > My company wants me to hop on to Linux/Unix from Bill Gates, and to > make it even better I am suppose to get upto speed writing modules to > enhance our SER deployment. > What experience do I have writing in ANSI C "0", "ZERO", "nada", > BUT, I have been programming for over three yrs now so the logic is > not an issue. > My question, whats the best way to start, I am currently going through > the documentation on SER Admin, need to have a plan. > I know no one likes newbees, but hey any help would be highly appreciated. > Thanks > Viq > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Serusers mailing list >serusers@lists.iptel.org <mailto:serusers@lists.iptel.org> >http://lists.iptel.org/mailman/listinfo/serusers > >
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