Learner Reviews & Feedback for The Unix Workbench by Johns Hopkins University
About the Course
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 soft...
Top reviews
SM
May 24, 2022
This course is extremly helpful and well designed for beginnner and working professionals with neat info. I strongly recomended this course. Thanks for mentors/authors with real time example commands.
RW
Apr 29, 2020
This is a very friendly step-by-step guide to Unix for beginners, it helps to build a solid foundation, and the exercises are designed to explore more about what has been introduced in the course.
101 - 125 of 401 Reviews for The Unix Workbench
By Thomas B
•May 10, 2021
Exceptionnal... Very efficient and complete course on the Linux command line. Highly recommended to noobs, and even to intermediate users
By Artem T
•Aug 16, 2022
The Course was very useful for me. Not very difficult, but definitely beneficial for improving day-to-day work with linux for beginners.
By John J
•Jul 13, 2020
Excellent.course. Demanding but doable.
Well designed for Online Learning.
The Instructors definitely put in serious thought and effort.
By Jenny C
•Jan 9, 2018
Great course! More text-based than lecture-based which works great. No large "jumps", but gives a great introduction to UNIX. Thanks!
By Dmitriy K
•Sep 17, 2017
This was one of the best courses on Coursera. I really liked it's open-minded structure and nice introduction to unix environment.
By Prasang G
•May 25, 2020
The Course is simple and efficient for the beginners. The concepts are taught in simple yet effective manner. Highly recommended.
By Mehran K
•May 11, 2020
A really helpful course to understand and get started with using the UNIX Systems and it's powerful tools for building up things.
By Hunaid H
•Apr 26, 2020
a great course for absolute beginners. i would highly recommend this to first semester undergrad CS students or lower proficiency
By Zhong Q
•Mar 11, 2020
Very useful and Thanks to Sean Kross. And really appreciated Mateusz Kita who gives me instructions to make my assignment better!
By Petar C
•Mar 1, 2018
Very well structured course. Great, useful examples and really easy to learn stuff. I really enjoyed the course and recommend it!
By Keyur M
•Aug 13, 2020
I understand very quickly & clearly. Good source for learning & getting certificate. I highly recommended this course to others.
By Patrick H S
•Apr 30, 2020
New to UNIX, so it was a great general overview. Learning about details of Github and git file management was especially useful.
By Danilo S O
•May 19, 2020
Si recién comienzas a trabajar con los SO basados en Unix, este curso es realmente una excelente opción para un buen inicio.
By Ajay G
•Jul 3, 2019
Quite good in what this course plans to teach you. Lightweight and a very good starters package to get started with linux.
By Davide B
•Apr 12, 2018
Very useful course for anyone who wants to learn more about the bash shell and, of course, very well done and explained!
By Nishant B
•May 18, 2021
Great course, got to learn a lot. I am now pretty confident about taking more steps towards learning UNIX even better.
By Salik U
•Nov 15, 2017
Its good for the beginners who wants to hand on UNIX. Provide all the basic fundamentals of shell and bash scripting.
By T M
•May 15, 2020
Highly recommend it for those starting to learning programming and those who want to brush up on shell scripting!
By David M
•May 4, 2020
Concise presentation with hands on reinforcement of useful concepts. Great course to improve or practice skills.
By Luis A S M
•Aug 10, 2020
I like this couse because I can learn more about the terminal, so now I can use the shell to work with my Unix.
By Karthikrajasekar G
•May 11, 2020
This course concepts were conveyed in a simple and good way. easy to understanding the concepts.
Thanks Coursera
By Arjun S
•Nov 9, 2018
Really helpful and informative. Even for an absolute beginner! Thanks a lot for this awesome course. Cheers!
By Булычев И Г
•Feb 24, 2021
Good course for beginners who wants to start apply them and those who wants to refresh they knowledge fast.
By Kacy C
•Mar 10, 2019
It was great because it allowed me to go at my own pace rather than watching and listening to someone talk
By Daniel P
•Jun 27, 2019
Great resources, book, plus module, and exercises were challenging but good learning experiences. Thanks!