Linux Programmer

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> der.hans
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 1:11 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Linux Programmer
>
>
> On Wed, 24 May 2000, Anthony Walsh wrote:
>
> > Keith,
> >

> >     To be honest with you I am not a programmer.  I am familiar with
> > the concepts, and the buzz words that IT people throw out, but it
> > would be impossible for me to tell you what a Linux Programmer does.

>
> We presume this is done in c or c++, but it could be java. It would be
> nice to know that. The two places in town I know of that are working with
> it were doing c-based stuff last I knew.

That is always my first thought, an OS <name> programmer is a programmer who
is used to developing REAL programs in OS <name>. Thus a Linux programmer
programs in C for a Linux environment.

HOWEVER, technical journals titled _Linux Programming_ are often about
script programming in the common Linux environments. In this case a Linux
programmer is not a power developer of first tier applications in C, but a
programmer who develops quick-and-dirty scripts to automate workloads and
customize environments for users in a Linux shop (cf a VB programmer vs.
VC++ programmer in MS <os name>). This Linux programmer uses BASh, Sed/AWK,
PERL (the Linux answer to VB), TCL/TK . . . and *very little* C. [This
semantic use would also be consistent with the emphasis on networking. . .
.]


Trent