How to write an OS in 1460.96 days
Life and work has been unusually busy these last months. It seems like the more that gets done, the more there is to do. However, I’m pleased to report that I am finally getting back into full swing with Monarc development.
It’s finally here: a long awaited and much anticipated break from the “joy” of gainful employment. There is a lot to pack into this week; my birthday is already out of the way, leaving the lofty third anniversary and general family vacation time to compete with some focused Monarc dev time. I’m optimistic that I will be able to put in a good 20 hour stint, at least.
- Corey
It’s good to have a job, especially one that pays well, in this recent economic climate. But it also leads to being busy and not having much time to put into developing Monarc. I’m still getting a few hours a week, but progress will be slow for a while. Hopefully I can take a little (needed) time off and get back into the swing of things.
- Corey
There is an old (ancient) Chinese saying, which I have sometimes heard described as a curse: May you live in interesting times. When I first heard this saying, it wasn’t at all clear to me why it was considered a curse. But lately, in the last five or so years, it has become increasingly clear. Living in interesting times leaves little time for the things that one might be trying to accomplish.
Monarc is a kernel and operating system that I have been developing for the past few years. It grew from an earlier project, the Monarc PowerPC emulator, which runs on top of an embedded kernel I wrote specifically for the task. I liked the name enough that I decided to hoist it over to my efforts in OS development, along with some of the original code.
Today is the launch of the Monarc Development Blog! Here I will record and discuss happenings and ideas as I continue to develop the project. It is my hope that these posts will be of some value to the OS Dev community, whether they be informative, interesting, provocative, or even humorous.
Thanks for reading,
- Corey