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> There is no effective way to find out how to use Unix, other than sitting next to an adept and asking for help That's a rather unfair claim. Hundreds of book
by tromp 6y ago
> There is no effective way to find out how to use Unix, other than sitting next to an adept and asking for help
That's a rather unfair claim. Hundreds of books and tutorials have been written to introduce people to Unix...
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoNow. This was written decades ago, when computers mostly lived in universities and the only way to learn Unix was by etc.
- tialaramex 6y agoWell it's written in about 1994 by the look of it. So, this is the point where I was learning Unix and it's after the point where a Finnish university student's "hobby project" is building one from scratch, a pretty good one it turns out. It's also coming either after, or at the same time as books like "The Magic Garden Explained" which explains SVR4 in considerable detail. You should read stuff like this as at least 90% sour grapes. Is there value from some of the criticisms along the way? Sure, but mostly they're just angry because the thing they liked is clearly going away.
- fouc 6y agoYou're kind of making the article's point. What's the need for hundreds of books and tutorials if the system doesn't provide access to great documentation with just a "help" command?