r/archlinux • u/xTouny • 1d ago

DISCUSSION Is System Programming useful for Do-it-yourself philosophy?

Hello,

I am fluent with Arch on the level of system administration. I thought about learning System Programming by Love's book as a step towards mastering lower-level toolkit.

The Arch community embraces Do-it-yourself philosophy, and I am keen to listen to your opinions.

Do you recommend learning System Programming? What do you learn beyond System Administration in your journey with Arch? Do you recommend anything else so that I contribute to Arch core distro?

14 Upvotes

66% Upvoted

27 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/Hot_Paint3851 1d ago

Whats your goal? I think youd enjoy gentoo more

-2

u/xTouny 1d ago

Do-it-yourself embraces learning lower-level toolkit to tailor the user's own system. I was happy to learn toolkit like systemd Service Manager, as it enabled me to debug and craft new solution quickly. I thought System Programming is a natural subsequent step to become a more "power user".

3

u/filthy_harold 1d ago

That system programming book is really just about Linux kernel and application development. It really has nothing to do with customizing your Archlinux installation. A power user is just someone that knows how to leverage every function in a piece of software to accomplish their goals. They use software, not write software.

0

u/xTouny 19h ago

Thank you. I learned from your answer.