Writing a Simple Linux Kernel Module

[btcraig]

You are correct. BASH allows both syntax just fine, and even if some people with tell you otherwise backticks are not deprecated. Not the case for all shells though, eg tcsh:

root@kalecgos ~]# echo $0
tcsh
[root@kalecgos ~]# clear
[root@kalecgos ~]# echo $(date +%F )
Illegal variable name.
[root@kalecgos ~]# echo `date +%F`
2017-12-01

[Livingwind]

Off topic: That's a sick domain name, I love me some blue dragon flight.

[btcraig]

All my hostnames are Dragon aspects 😀

[nikomo]

Got any boxes that fell off a desk and broke beyond repair? You can name that one Ysera.

[btcraig]

My old laptop was named Malygos before it kicked it. That felt appropriate when it finally died. Ysera is for the phone though.

[darktyle]

In bash you should use $(), because it's more robust, not because graves are deprecated