BASH textbook for kids

Michael bmike1 at gmail.com
Thu Dec 22 08:22:29 MST 2022


I was interested in BASH for her because I want her to get into cyber
security. Would a juvensalia book be good for a 10 year old?

On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 9:26 AM trent shipley via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

> Python is a great first language, and there is no shortage of beginning
> Python books aimed at young beginners. I've never read a juvenalia
> programming book, except maybe pre-Visual Basic BASIC with the line numbers
> and goto-s for me, but at 14 she may be a bit old for them and you might be
> OK with just a general audience "learn programming with Python" book.
>
> Why were you interested in BASH scripting?  BASH, or any shell script is
> not something I'd intentionally pick for someone's first intro to CS and
> programming.  Also, shell scripting languages tend to enforce no software
> architecture best practices and are full of footguns.I can see BASH being
> useful if you wanted her to maximize her responsibility for administering
> her own Linux personal machine ASAP.  There are beginner BASH scripting
> books, but I doubt there are any targeted to kids specifically.
>
> Trent
>
> On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 6:46 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss <
> plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>
>> bad typo... my daughter is 14.... not 24 so I need something for kids.
>> sorry about the typo
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 10:15 PM greg zegan via PLUG-discuss <
>> plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.zybooks.com/catalog/programming-in-python-3/
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 03:34:14 PM MST, James Mcphee via
>>> PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Probably my favorite little tutorial on python is a byte of python
>>> https://python.swaroopch.com/
>>>
>>> Though I do wish we had a good tutorial that taught good programming
>>> behaviors that wasn't ultra-specific to a task.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 3:31 PM greg zegan via PLUG-discuss <
>>> plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> https://pythoninstitute.org/study-resources
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 02:06:46 PM MST, greg zegan via
>>> PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://edube.org/learn/pe-1/earn-pcep-certification-8
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 01:07:22 PM MST, JD Austin via
>>> PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Python and many other things (but not Bash) here:
>>> https://www.w3schools.com/
>>> Bash:
>>>
>>>
>>>    - https://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/
>>>    - https://linuxconfig.org/bash-scripting-tutorial-for-beginners
>>>    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXhiZeXZVWc
>>>
>>>
>>> JD
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>>> On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 12:58 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss <
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>>> Does anyone know of a good resource that teaches kids BASH or PYTHON? I
>>> gots myself a 24 year old young lady who I'd like to get a book for.
>>>
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