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Good Day to you all,

I’ve always been more of an ‘ops’ than a ‘dev’. I dabble with scripting and used to be fairly ok in a shell. I was a *nix admin for a few years but as you can imagine, working with binaries and distributions does not make a developer.

Anyway, I never really got into software development but I believe I wish to try. With all the hype surrounding my daily grind with ‘python this’ and ‘automate yourself out of a job’ that it’s fair to say I’m concerned that my lack of focus on software development has left me rather exposed to obsolescence.

My passion for SGI and love of IRIX however has given me an opportunity to do two things I hope to enjoy. First I’d like to learn C/C++ to a degree of competence where I can be proud. Secondly I’d like to try to help any developers porting stuff for IRIX. Of course the later is aspirational but that’s what aspirations are for right?!

I therefore throw myself to the wolves and ask kindly and without pride if there is anyone here who would assist my path in some way. I’ve started doing a few MOOC courses and I’m not averse to study. If there are student guides you’ve had or used in the past, particularly related to IRIX, then I’d love to have access to those.

If anyone has advice or can point me in the right places I’d appreciate any help on the road. If there is any grunt work I can help with, pass it on.

Best regards
Rich