Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Kernel developers | Date | Thu, 17 Feb 2000 12:06:09 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> Yes, you're right, they're writing good code. But the most important > part of the job of a good programmer is writing a good documentation > for other people. This job is disregarded by most of the kernel programmers.
Actually no. See if we had a pile of documentation and no code nobody would be running anything
> I hope the people on this list won't kill me now;)
Docs are important. Very important. There are now some passable books on the Linux kernel although the rather nice device driver writing book is still due its much needed update.
BTW, if you look at 2.3.45 and friends you'll notice one or two files now using gdoc so that you can generate function references directly from the drivers.
Alan
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