Kernel Comparison: Linux (2.6.20) versus Windows (Vista)

A nice link which shows the Kernel comparison of Windows Vista and Linux 2.6.20...Click Here

Going deep into Windows

Microsoft has a discussion forum called Channel 9 where MS developers discuss about MS products. this really is a cool place to know these products from perceptive of the people who have developed them. It include videos as well. I just visited a topic called "Going deep into Windows". this is a 4 part video series. If you want to understand how Windows works, you must see this. The video features Dave Probert, Windows Kernel architect who explains the Windows NT architecture in very detailed and sophisticated manner. This is the best explanation i have seen so far. Dave here explains the architecture in comparison with UNIX. Processes, threads, multiprocessing, concurrency ... I wonder how these concepts can be so simple. Dave really is a great teacher. This video has really changed my thinking in looking at OSs. great job done , Dave !

Training on Windows internals..

The last weekend was one of the best weekends in my life. Hold on... i did not go for party,neither did i go on a picnic. but, i had attended Windows Internals training... confused?... Yes, I say this because i gained whole lot of things from this. To give you a background, I am a BE(E&TC) guy...I never had a course on OS in my syllabus...I had read Galvin in last month or so..but you know, the concepts get cleared if somebody is there to explain the things in a little simpler or detailed manner for understanding...then you can grasp concepts in lesser time... i feel there's nothing bad if you get your concepts cleared by some one rather than to develop wrong concepts...I have seen people who are very confident but with wrong concepts... so i was dieing to attend this training session...

The training was taken by Prasad Candade from Metaparadigm, India. The concepts were explained in details. The architecture of Windows NT, context switching, multi threading, SMP systems ... he explained all this with ease. The training was for 4 days...But these 4 days saved at least 15 days of me reading Windows internals by Solomon for concepts understanding. In this time only, I found a link for channel9. I had never came across something like this from Microsoft. truly, this really is a great initiative in order to spread knowledge. This really was a pleasant surprise. I will write more on Channel9 in my next blog. Cheers.