Should I develop in C for solaris at Oracle?

[pavelexpertov]

Hi, I am looking for job placement for next year and I found out that Oracle have a position for a C programmer to program for solaris.
Now, I am very interested to apply for it, because I always wanted to learn the inner working of an operating systems and its subsystems.
I do have some questions:
Since solaris is unix-based, should I expect it to be like Linux in terms of command line, philosophy and programs?
I currently program in C++ and I learned some assembly and computer architecture basics (which helped me to debug better).
But is it easy to learn C by knowing C++?
Thank you!!!

[ofnuts]

C is mostly C++ without objects.

[thisisbasil]

C is mostly C++ without objects.

I don't necessarily agree with this statement but thats another topic in and of itself.

But yes, learning C doesn't have all that much of a learning curve if you are familiar with C++

[Wadim_Korneev]

I recommend you:
NetBeans IDE (Integrated Development Environment) provides tools to help you build cross-platform applications for the Oracle Solaris OS and other operating platforms. The NetBeans IDE is available from netbeans.org. To see the installation guide, go to the Releases & Planning page, click the “General Info” link for the release you want, and then find the Installation Instructions on that page.


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[pavelexpertov]

Ohhh thank you very much guys!!! My bloody email haven't informed me yet, but I will use the info. Can't wait to start doing an application form to apply!!!