HALP! C and virtualization guide

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glad0s
May 18, 2021 18 Comments

Long story short I have accepted an offer for a team that writes network device driver code in hypervisor.
I haven't written C code since undergrad and systems is totally unfamiliar domain.
I know I am fcked...but I like to learn and team is ok with me taking time to onboard.

So elites of blind..!!...let the comments roll with books, research papers, open course projects..or anything that helps a brother out.

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    Alpha_7

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    Alpha_7
    How did you manage to get the job?
    May 18, 2021 8
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    give me 🍌

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    give me 🍌
    Why the f did you accept that offer? You are most likely fucked, these are really hardcode teams and "fake it till you make it" not gonna fly
    May 18, 2021 3
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      give me 🍌

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      give me 🍌
      "Hardcore" is good news only if you can figure it all out and be productive. Get ready for not a smooth ride. Chat with Sr Engineers in the team and ask what kind of materials will help with onboarding.

      If you don't figure stuff out within about 6 months, you either will turn into ops monkey doing manual deployments and region builds, or become a PIP goat.
      May 18, 2021
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      glad0s

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      OP
      Six months is enough to be productive and useful. That's what I try to do when I join new teams (which I have done a lot in the past); find/create a space and build on it.
      Thanks for the advice.
      I have a plan and I should be fine.
      May 18, 2021
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    Shw1

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    Shw1
    Microsoft guide to write device driver is best place to start. Thats the place I learned and wrote many.
    Use debugview, learn kernal remote debugging and have spare servers to play with. You will need more than 1.

    Assumption, it's windows hyper v server you are working with.
    May 18, 2021 2
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    paxyoshida

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    paxyoshida
    where is this team? In the US or Europe(Germany)?
    Dec 8, 2021 0
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    paxyoshida

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    paxyoshida
    Where is this team? Seattle or Europe?
    Nov 14, 2021 0