Re: I wonder why?
>If you've been coding for 20 years you'd definitely be up to the task.
Depends on what they've been coding...
> but I at least know what I need to do.
I would only believe that if you have completed the fundamentals and advanced OS design modules at university and achieved at least a B grade in both modules.
I had - got A's in these modules and a 1st overall - yet desgning and implementing a commercial fail-safe distributed OS for real certainly twisted my mind - I have no desire to spend the next 20 years going back into kernel space, so have respect for those who are prepared to take on the challenge.