Linux C programming allows the highest performing applications and is necessary for low level programming, especially when dealing with devices and low level internals.

In this course:

• we look and implement best practices
• we build on your previous experience.

• The build process with gcc, make, gdb
  • Refresh of C pointers and function calls
  • Version control with git
  • File operations with gpio
• Defensive coding and libraries with libusb
  • Processes
  • Threads, synchronisation and critical sections
• Processes vs Threads
  • Interprocess Communication
  • Shared Memory and Semaphores
• Mapped Memory
  • Pipes
  • Sockets
• Devices
  • /proc and /sys interaction
  • System calls
  • mlock, nanosleep, readlink, sendfile, setitimer and sysinfo

Classical lecture with a lot of exercises. Participants receive the book 'Linux Programming' by Jasper Nuyens. The solutions to the exercises are provided for those with less background.

On demand course

Experience with a Linux system as a user, for example after following the Linux / UNIX fundamentals course. Previous programming experience in other environments is recommended.

Future C programmers in a Linux environment.