Ask HN: Help to start Raspberry Pi development

Hi,

With the delays due to manufacturing defects and the high demand it will probably be a while before I get my hands on a board, though I would like to get a head start in raspberry-pi development.

1. I am a but confused on what development on the board means, with a linux distro installed, will it simply be a matter of programming in C or any language of your choice ? Or should I know ARM specific coding in assembly ??

2. And is there any good guides/tutorial you would recommend for ARM/R-Pi development ?