Calling All Developers

TBoneJack

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Just wanted to reach out and see who are the developers in RIU. What's your forte? Me...

Java, Python, C#, PHP, Flex, Ruby, and all the browser languages.. Javascript, Actionscript, blah blah.

I also dabbled in Objective C when experimenting writing iPhone apps... ugly syntax if you ask me..
I'm a Software Engineer (Systems Programmer). I really loved assembly languages (PDP, Motorola, PC), but especially C in an embedded environment.

I've developed C code for compilers, operating systems, embedded hardware control systems, graphics systems, electronics test systems, and then some. I've also developed code in Visual C++, and I like it to a certain extent.

I especially love UNIX, and all the UNIX tools.
 

see4

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I'm a Software Engineer (Systems Programmer). I really loved assembly languages (PDP, Motorola, PC), but especially C in an embedded environment.

I've developed C code for compilers, operating systems, embedded hardware control systems, graphics systems, electronics test systems, and then some. I've also developed code in Visual C++, and I like it to a certain extent.

I especially love UNIX, and all the UNIX tools.
Do you happen to like writing compiled modules for the Linux kernel? A Debian flavor in particular? I've been trying to figure out a way to run multiple protocols on USB. First being mass storage device drive over USB, then once "connected" somehow the device turns the mass storage protocol over to IP over USB.

I'm a little drunk and stoned, so Im probably not explaining it properly right now.. but I'd be interested in your thoughts.
 

TBoneJack

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Do you happen to like writing compiled modules for the Linux kernel? A Debian flavor in particular? I've been trying to figure out a way to run multiple protocols on USB. First being mass storage device drive over USB, then once "connected" somehow the device turns the mass storage protocol over to IP over USB.

I'm a little drunk and stoned, so Im probably not explaining it properly right now.. but I'd be interested in your thoughts.
I'm a bit stoned and drinking beer myself.

The only kernel programming I've ever done was for a graduate class in UNIX OS design, a couple years ago. I'm an older guy (50s), but I still take college courses every now and then out of interest.

I've been with the same company for a long time, and my company never has gotten into UNIX. Most of our engineers are Microsoft devotees, so we use a lot of MVC++ and Windows CE. I use Cygwin a lot at work and home, and that's how I got into UNIX. I find that I can use many UNIX tools to help get my work done.

Lately, I find myself longing for the old assembly language days. One of the most exciting programs I've ever written was an assembler, written in assembly language for a project long ago in college. And when I came to my current company (long ago), I was assigned to work on our flagship product: a large test equipment operating system written entirely in Motorola assembly language, targeted for the Motorola 68332 microcontroller. I developed code for PCMCIA read/write access, various communications protocols (232, 422, 423, 1553, CAN), voltage regulators, graphics (embedded user's manuals in old Harvard Graphics format), motor and battery charging control, and custom fonts for alternate language display.

I loved PC assembly language programming as well, up through the 386 processor.

Lately, I've taken a fancy in developing a lot of high-level GUIs in C. People seem to like my GUI designs.

I've gotten into Java a bit. I like it. I wish it had unsigned quantities like C (I love bit manipulation operations, and use them virtually every day). I also like Java's GUI capabilities.

I've done OOD/OOP in C++. But most of my work is traditional systems programming, which lends itself to good old C just fine. I guess the reason I like C so much is because it's basically a high-level assembly language. And that's the way I use it.
 
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