This sounds like a fun project

[ydoaPs]

Eventually, I think I want to work through programming my own OS

 

Has anyone here done this?

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

That's not programming your own so much as compiling a pre-made one for yourself. Programming an operating system on your own would be a major challenge. There are, however, some kernels designed specifically for people to mess with to learn about operating system design.

[ydoaPs]

Surely it would at least give you a more intuitive understanding of how Linux OSes work, though.

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

Definitely, but not on a low level (how memory management, multitasking and all that works) -- just what all the major components are and how they interact. It'd still be a good learning experience.

[bascule]

Systems programming is really hard and tedious because it's so difficult to debug.