[openbeos] Want to try developing for Haiku (again)...

Hello list

I'd love to be able to develop for Haiku but I don't know C++ and have only
dabbled briefly with C.  I've tried on numerous occasions to learn C++ but
for some reason it just doesn't seem to stick.  My coding background (in
chronological order) is:

Basic (Sharp MZ series)
Basic (Amstrad CPC series)
Assembly (Z80 - Sharp and Amstrad)
Basic (Amiga)
Assembly (Amiga / MC68K in general)
Visual Basic (PC)

Originally I thought about teaching myself C++ by developing some fairly
simple apps for Haiku, however after following this list for a couple of
years now I'm wondering if that may be a bit pointless with many/most apps
simply requiring a port from an existing one.

So, I'm thinking instead that it might be more useful to stick with pure C
and to try to help with driver development for Haiku instead.  (I'm guessing
drivers are written in C rather than C++ of course).  Would this make sense?
If so, could anyone point me to a Haiku sample driver and/or tutorial that I
could start looking at?

I've got a separate PC which dual boots R5 and Haiku so I can use this as a
build platform without destroying my day-to-day PC.

Would appreciate any comments/suggestions!


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