The problem is that I work best as a lone wolf, and that's not how software is done nowadays. For good reason, I might add, so I am not complaining.
Don't make my mistake and learn your soft skills.
https://gavinhoward.com/2023/02/why-i-use-c-when-i-believe-i...
If I could go back, I would have started working in C and building (reinventing) all the other ideas. Building your own language and compiler surely is the just fruits of an earnest programming life.
It's not unlike plain Javascript where code patterns become the unit of work [1][2], where keywords in other languages would otherwise suffice.
The shelves have books on C and Deitel, hacking, drawing, and architecture too. I hope some of them sort of combine. I don't know the recipe to bring about a kernel hacker, but hope it can all be absorbed in a decade or two.
[1] Reliable Javascript (2015)
[2] Javascript Patterns (2010)
> Got engaged. Made a stupid mistake on my wedding day and was left at the altar. I deserved it.
What happened?
[1]: https://gavinhoward.org/2023/06/let-me-cure-your-impostor-sy...