Linux Upskill Challenge
Learning and science
online course
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How HN took it
21 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 2 critical, out of 39 comments about the project. Thread score +0.49.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Helpful and well-made course for learning Linux
From 2 comments
As the author of 14 college Linux administration textbooks since 2001, and someone who has taught IT in the college space for 22 years, I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed going…
jasoneckert on HNThanks for putting this out there. As an amateur developer who has picked up just enough linux skills to get by over the years, this looks like a great way to fill in some of the…
istjohn on HN
Good wishes to the maker
From 2 comments
Thank for building and making it available for everyone for free. Sorry about your health. I hope you feel better.
rani08 on HNVery generous of you, thank you! You've helped a lot of people out with this I'm sure. Wishing you the best.
ivvve on HN
Objections
Daily pacing is too rigid for self-directed learners
From 2 comments
I disagree that you know better. Research shows doing something daily and habitually is beneficial, but you shouldn't dictate that I need to do your content daily. For example,…
BossingAround on HN> I worry that were lessons available, students will just skim though the whole lot "in one go". I think this is a common pitfall of a number of beginner courses. Personally, I…
BossingAround on HN
Content is too basic for experienced users
From 2 comments
I'm a regular user but having been around for a while (and done some web dev) this course doesn't seem to go further (except in a few extensions) than my current…
pbhjpbhj on HNGreat work I've seen while doing my regular github foss browsing (by most recently updated), and thank you for putting CC4 on it. I also want to say I like the general format at…
arminiusreturns on HN
Requests
Add a table of contents
From 2 comments
Thank you for your work. Can I suggest to add a ToC? (I know this is framed as a daily challenge but it will help to see contents at a glance, even naming the chapters).
lazyant on HNThere are a number of resources that may be useful for your curriculum for this project listed in "Is there a program like codeacademy but for learning sysadmin?"…
westurner on HN
Make it browsable on a static site or make GitHub more obvious
From 2 comments
Good stuff. Thanks for all the effort you've put into it. One suggestion: Make it more obvious that the courses are on GitHub. I make a point to avoid reddit as much as possible,…
whoknew1122 on HNGreat work! Was hoping though that you could view the course from the landing page - have you considered moving the course to a simple static website where it could be browsed…
manjana on HN
Questions
Is a career change into sysadmin feasible later in life?
From 1 comment
Thank you very much for this! I am sorry that I did not know about it sooner. Anyway the question for HN - is it too "late" for a person to consider career change in 33? To…
alekq on HN
Why lessons are released weekly via Reddit
From 1 comment
Seems very interesting. I checked out the site and I want to find out why lessons need to be dished out weekly via Reddit. I'm curious. What is the rationale/history behind this?…
accidentalrebel on HN
Alternatives named
OpsSchool, awesome-sysadmin and other sysadmin learning resources
From 1 comment
There are a number of resources that may be useful for your curriculum for this project listed in "Is there a program like codeacademy but for learning sysadmin?"…
westurner on HN
Google IT course
From 1 comment
Do you mind briefly discussing how you made the switch? What courses did you take etc? I am considering switching into IT and would love to hear how others did it. I am currently…
Geeek on HN