BASH textbook for kids

Thu Dec 22 15:03:33 MST 2022

What does she want to do?

On 2022-12-22 08:22, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> 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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