On 3/16/20 8:23 AM, Martin wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> The best way for beginner to start with OpenbBSD programming?
>
> Martin
>
This belongs on misc, so moving it there.
My usual routine (and probably of a lot of other OpenBSD developers) is:
1) Use it
2) Get annoyed by something (bug?)
3) Dive into /usr/src to see what it actually does
4a) Realize I'm wrong in my initial annoyance; goto 1)
4b) Realize you can't fix the bug and ask for help on bugs@; goto 1)
4c) Try to fix the bug and sent a patch to tech@
5a) Patch falls in between the cracks (no-one responds) and it's not
that important to you; goto 1)
5b) Patch falls in between the cracks and it's important to you;
send reminder and goto 1) in the meantime.
5c) Realize my interpretation was wrong based on feedback; goto 1)
5d) Realize my patch was wrong based on feedback; goto 4b)
5e) Patch gets committed; goto 1)
If you want reading material find a function you don't understand and
lookup the manpage. If you want to have a more adventurage approach:
$ PAGE=$(ls /usr/share/man/man[23] | sort -R | head -1); \
man ${PAGE##*.} ${PAGE%.*}
Another interesting place for some backstories is:
https://www.openbsd.org/events.html
Hope this helps.
martijn@
