Introduction to Systems Programming in C (Udemy.com)

Learn the basics of Systems Programming: System Calls, File Manipulation, Processes, Threads, Syncronization

( 10 Reviews )

Created by: Matt Sawka

Produced in 2018

What you will learn

Understand how to use system calls to accomplish: file manipulation, process control, threads, and syncronization.
Know how to implement existing functions, such as gcc, by using system calls.
Review the Unix operating system structure.
Be able to manipulate files using system calls.
Understand how processes work between the child and parent.
Learn proper technique for passing variables into a thread safe function.
Understand the overlap between processes and threading.
Know how semaphores are used to solve the bounded buffer problem.

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Course Description

OverviewThis course is intended to be an introductory course for those interested in systems programming. I tried to keep this course very simple and easy to understand. In order to do that I created this slide deck that is short and concise, with programming example to compliment them. I will introduce you to the main concepts so you will have a strong foundation and base point to dive deeper into these topics and cover additional topics on your own.
General Course ContentsSystem calls and how they interact with the kernelFile manipulation looking at how to create, delete, and edit files using system call(briefly) Memory management and how exactly Unix deals with virtual memory addressingProcesses:
how to create one and what they are used for.
Threads and how they are used.
Synchronization issues that arise when using processes and threadingWho this course is for:
Beginners who are interested in systems programming.
This course is not intended for experienced software engineers.
Those who need to refresh on C concepts such as: file manipulation, processes, threads, and synronization.

Time: 2h

Instructor Details

Matt Sawka

4.6 Rating
10 Reviews

Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate. Currently an embedded software engineer working at a leading automotive technology company. I am primarily interested in the software side of hardware. New to creating courses, but eager to improve on how Ipresent and convey the topics in a clear and concise way.
Iam always working on side projects to expand my knowledge on topics such as computer architecture. Knowledgeable on: parallel computing, systems programming, micro controllers, electrical systems and electronics.
Other hobbies include snowboarding, Rubik's cubes and boating.

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By Pramod Kumar on 7/10/2020

Fantastic

By Larry Black on 6/3/2020

The lectures are great, but in order to really learn this stuff, you need assignments. You need to include labs. A good practice assignment for "strace" would be providing 5-6 small, broken programs. Tell the students what the expected output of the program is and have them use strace to figure out why it isn't working. You learn this stuff by having to apply it (in meaningful ways) and there are a lot of students on here who aren't going to a University for Computer Science.

By Adam MARONI on 5/20/2020

The course is great and well explained. My only regret is that the course on parallel programming is not yet on Udemy.

By Sathyanarayanan A on 4/6/2020

As an introduction. its a good course. its better if you cover a bit more in the readers writers problems and the bounded buffer problems

By Saketh Nandan on 9/22/2019

Yes, It was a good match. Brushed up my knowledge on Systems programming. Instructor seems knowledgeable, gave clear and simple examples to help understand the concepts. Looking forward to more courses from him. Thanks, Matt.

By Sohini Dhar on 9/10/2019

Great course to learn the basics of systems Programming

By Chris Kennedy on 4/12/2019

I purchased this course because I had an itch to scratch. I learned C++ and C in college, but I've been getting more and more interested into high performance computing, operating systems development, graphics, and other subjects along those lines. This course did more than scratch the itch for crossing over into those fields, I think I've acquired a full blown addiction. Very well done, concise, and just enough to make me really want more.
Great job, I can't want for the other courses.

By Anirban Roy on 1/18/2019