FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: Getting Started with OpenBeOS

["Alexander G. M. Smith" <agmsmith@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ron Adams wrote on Thu, 05 Dec 2002 18:21:10 -0500:
> I've been using BeOS for a few years now, and have come to terms with 
> BeOS'es death. I see OpenBeOS as really good thing for the Be, and would 
> like to participate in its birth, and maturation as the worlds best 
> designed Open OS.
> 
> I believe this project has tons of potential, and would love to help out.
> 
> I'm a student of CS and Psychology majors at Northeastern U. in Boston 
> (the city of college students and hot girlies). I've just taken an 
> Operating Systems class, and we touched on the slick design of the fully 
> modern OS BeOS. We wrote a few simple programs for linux, such as the | 
> operator for the CUI (pipe).
> 
> I'd love to start programming for OpenBeOS as a way to learn better 
> coding skills, as well as operating system concepts. The only problem is 
> "Where do i start?". Its quite daunting if i download all the soruce, 
> and see like thousands of files full of code none of which i understand 
> what they do, or how, or whatever.
> 
> If anyone has any suggestions, i'd appreciate it.

Read the FAQ at: http://open-beos.sourceforge.net/faq.php

To learn about using BeOS, including a bit of shell programming
and all the cool features, read the BeOS Bible book, if you
can find a copy.

For actually programming, learn C++ and read the BeBook introduction
pages on each topic, an online copy is at:
http://bang.dhs.org/be/bebook/

Have a look at the old Be newsletters (some on http://www.bebits.com/)
or look at the old developer's library introduction tutorials:
http://www.beatjapan.org/mirror/www.be.com/developers/developer_library/index.html

And ask your programming questions on the BeDevTalk mailing list:
http://www.bug-br.org.br/mailman/listinfo/

- Alex