grep101
Learning and science
online course
SHOW HN2012
52points
32comments
#458of 1,677 in 2012
Top 28%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 5 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Idea: 6 for, 2 againstPricing: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for learning command line and sysadmin basics
From 4 comments
http://grep101.com for lazy (or mobile) people
ShaneOG on HNCool idea, good luck
macarthy12 on HNWhat an excellent idea. I wish this was around when I was learning on Red Hat 5.1. I may still check this out though. I still have lots to learn.
bravoyankee on HNIt is very good for people to learn how to use specific tools like grep, ssh, tail and the command line interface in general. That said, together with a course like this, one…
belorn on HN
Daily bite-sized email tasks are appealing
From 2 comments
As a web person looking to get "closer to the metal", this is the kind of course I'm looking for. I also like the idea of daily bite-sized tasks assigned via email and the…
jliechti1 on HNThere are certainly tons of free resources out there, but I'm busy enough that $1/day for 20 days of emails with directed tutorials is more than worth it. Those howto's look like…
mgcross on HN
Objections
Course content and details are not clearly described
From 3 comments
I'm considering signing a couple of my employees up, but I'm reading the description: you'll be expected to learn and use grep, ssh, apt-get, tail and man I also see that…
s_henry_paulson on HNI really like the concept, but... - big no-no - which flavor you will be using? RHEL? Ubuntu? FreeBSD? Let's say I sign-up and it turns around that there will be RHEL tooling.…
daemon13 on HNI'm currently between two jobs and have a lot of free time. While not really in need for that sort of courses, I might consider giving it a try but I'm unable to find any…
nakkiel on HN
Paying before seeing the course is a gamble; wants a free trial
From 3 comments
I'd be interested in this if it were proven, but you should do a month free so people see what they're getting before they pay.
itsjaredc on HNAgreed, 20 up front without a decent course layout is a bit of a gamble.
forkrulassail on HNGreat idea, and interesting model for a course. This is really an ability that many good developers lack. The downside on your marketing approach for me is having to pay $20 for…
caster_cp on HN
Free HOWTOs and tutorials may cover the same material
From 1 comment
The course description sounds essentially the same as just following HOWTOs (which is how I taught myself the basic tools involved in sysadmin-ing many years ago). Just follow…
peterwwillis on HN
Unclear which Linux distribution is taught
From 2 comments
I'm considering signing a couple of my employees up, but I'm reading the description: you'll be expected to learn and use grep, ssh, apt-get, tail and man I also see that…
s_henry_paulson on HNI really like the concept, but... - big no-no - which flavor you will be using? RHEL? Ubuntu? FreeBSD? Let's say I sign-up and it turns around that there will be RHEL tooling.…
daemon13 on HN
Requests
Publish a detailed course syllabus
From 3 comments
I'm considering signing a couple of my employees up, but I'm reading the description: you'll be expected to learn and use grep, ssh, apt-get, tail and man I also see that…
s_henry_paulson on HNI really like the concept, but... - big no-no - which flavor you will be using? RHEL? Ubuntu? FreeBSD? Let's say I sign-up and it turns around that there will be RHEL tooling.…
daemon13 on HNI'm currently between two jobs and have a lot of free time. While not really in need for that sort of courses, I might consider giving it a try but I'm unable to find any…
nakkiel on HN
Offer a free trial lesson or month
From 2 comments
Great idea, and interesting model for a course. This is really an ability that many good developers lack. The downside on your marketing approach for me is having to pay $20 for…
caster_cp on HNI'd be interested in this if it were proven, but you should do a month free so people see what they're getting before they pay.
itsjaredc on HN
Add more advanced topics like postfix and bind
From 1 comment
Do you plan to include more fun stuff (postfix, bind, etc...) in the future? That's something I'd definitely pay $20 for..
ivanhoe on HN
Questions
Which Linux flavour is used for teaching
From 2 comments
I'm considering signing a couple of my employees up, but I'm reading the description: you'll be expected to learn and use grep, ssh, apt-get, tail and man I also see that…
s_henry_paulson on HNI really like the concept, but... - big no-no - which flavor you will be using? RHEL? Ubuntu? FreeBSD? Let's say I sign-up and it turns around that there will be RHEL tooling.…
daemon13 on HN
Who is the maker and are the practices best practice
From 1 comment
I really like the concept, but... - big no-no - which flavor you will be using? RHEL? Ubuntu? FreeBSD? Let's say I sign-up and it turns around that there will be RHEL tooling.…
daemon13 on HN
How is root server access provided
From 1 comment
nice idea! curious, where and how are you providing the server access with root access?
lazyfunctor on HN
Alternatives named
Linux HOWTO documentation from tldp.org
From 1 comment
The course description sounds essentially the same as just following HOWTOs (which is how I taught myself the basic tools involved in sysadmin-ing many years ago). Just follow…
peterwwillis on HN
Curated UNIX command link lists
From 1 comment
I really like the idea. I think receiving a curated list of links[1] to web resources (docs, tutorials and howtos) would be sufficient to learn common sysadmin tasks. The initial…
ivan_ah on HN