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Learner Reviews & Feedback for The Unix Workbench by Johns Hopkins University

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About the Course

Unix forms a foundation that is often very helpful for accomplishing other goals you might have for you and your computer, whether that goal is running a business, writing a book, curing disease, or creating the next great app. The means to these goals are sometimes carried out by writing software. Software can’t be mined out of the ground, nor can software seeds be planted in spring to harvest by autumn. Software isn’t produced in factories on an assembly line. Software is a hand-made, often bespoke good. If a software developer is an artisan, then Unix is their workbench. Unix provides an essential and simple set of tools in a distraction-free environment. Even if you’re not a software developer learning Unix can open you up to new methods of thinking and novel ways to scale your ideas. This course is intended for folks who are new to programming and new to Unix-like operating systems like macOS and Linux distributions like Ubuntu. Most of the technologies discussed in this course will be accessed via a command line interface. Command line interfaces can seem alien at first, so this course attempts to draw parallels between using the command line and actions that you would normally take while using your mouse and keyboard. You’ll also learn how to write little pieces of software in a programming language called Bash, which allows you to connect together the tools we’ll discuss. My hope is that by the end of this course you be able to use different Unix tools as if they’re interconnecting Lego bricks....

Top reviews

JD

Oct 1, 2018

Very useful course, I am using lots of remote high performance computers. This class definitely improves my understanding on Unix Shell and working efficiency.

P

Jun 7, 2018

Very good course. I had a fair working knowledge to begin with, but the course expanded my understanding and skills to where I can actively apply them in my work. It comes highly recommended.

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By Kirulkar R B

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Feb 20, 2018

I learn so many new commands from this course.

and one more important thing is basic standard skeleton of bash programming as well as git-hub basic.

By Sergio A D A

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Oct 22, 2023

good content but sometimes it is quite complicate to follow instructions when using Windows. tThere are not specifications when using this OS

By roger c

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Oct 29, 2017

It's very simple bash (my attention part!) tutorials, and I suggest the video teaching is much better than boring plain text.

By bikarna p

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Apr 12, 2020

I enjoyed the course. However, I would have enjoyed still more, if there were demos using videos rather than mere texts.

By Thejas B

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Aug 30, 2020

A great course that is easy to understand and implement it. A good start for beginners with little experience.

By Sai K G B

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Aug 12, 2020

Could have been little crisp and more live demos if possible...Overall a very good course for the beginners

By Abhishek k

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Jan 31, 2019

This course good for beginners...and helpful for learning git, linux bash shell and git.Thanks

By Francisco A d A e L

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Oct 16, 2017

Excelent course! I am very fluent in R but never tried Unix. This was the perfect opportunity.

By Dharmesh S

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Mar 3, 2018

The course is good for anyone trying to learn basics of UNIX and especially the GIT command

By Sajjad B S

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Feb 28, 2018

The Bash Programming Sections Could Have Been More Detailed.

Everything Else Is All Right.

By Miguel F

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Sep 8, 2017

Very good introduction to the command line i wish that could have more demanding exercises.

By Tamer A A H

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May 29, 2022

It is a good course. It just requires some minor updates. Thanks for the good contents.

By Mohamed A

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Jun 4, 2019

Course is easy and straightforward, no excessive effort is needed to complete it.

By Long C

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Dec 22, 2021

It is hard to get peer review due to lack of students, but the content is good.

By Prakash C

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May 14, 2020

A goto course if required concise and fast understanding of unix command line.

By Tyler S

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Jan 27, 2020

Strong logical progression in teaching and well-developed training exercises.

By Jiazhi G

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Sep 8, 2017

Simple and clear materials for self-learning basic Unix and Bash programming.

By Dhruvak

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May 20, 2019

Material was great. However, last assignment instructions were not clear.

By Dmitry B

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Nov 7, 2018

Good and well-paced course. I'd like to see more Unix and less clouds.

By Deleted A

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May 21, 2018

All very good. Week 4 is too much work compared to other weeks

By Sharad K

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Feb 25, 2018

It is the best online course with effective assignments !

By Ashkan R

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Dec 30, 2017

Easy to cope and very enjoyable hands-on style course.

By Arunagiri S

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Jun 25, 2020

Code review comments should be in specific.

By Surinder R

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Dec 19, 2017

This is a good course for a level2 beginner

By ayesha s

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Nov 8, 2022

there shall be more instructional videos