What programming languages are most useful on Linux?
To contribute to the community, it is helpful to know one or more of the following languages: * Bash schell scripting. This may be the easiest language to learn in Linux, and it is very powerful. Bash scripts are used throughout most Linux systems to control practically everything. * C. Most programs in Linux are written in C, including atk, at-spi, and speech-dispatcher, which are used for connecting screen readers to the system. Speakup, and GTK+, the Gnome GUI library, are also written in C. * Python. Many programs in Gnome are written in Python and use the pygtk bindings if they need GUIs. Orca, the Gnome screen reader, is written entirely in Python. * C++. Some applications, like espeak, the default TTS engine, are written in C++. Some GUI engines, like Qt and wxWidgets, are also in C++. Before developing on Linux, make sure you like programming. Linux is considered by many hackers to be the happiest place to code. It is a wonderful operating system (OS) for hackers, where you wil
