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Here's how people will learn Unix from here on out - they'll ask the chatbot to teach it to them: Q "Please provide an outline and course syllabus for a ten-we
by photochemsyn 3y ago
Here's how people will learn Unix from here on out - they'll ask the chatbot to teach it to them:
Q "Please provide an outline and course syllabus for a ten-week course on Unix, aimed at undergraduate students in a college-level computer science program, as taught by an expert in Unix operating systems who has comprehensive historical knowledge of their development."
E.g. > "Week 4: Process Control; Process creation and termination; Process states and signals; Job control and background processes"
Need more? Q: "What are the most popular and useful process management tools for a Unix operating system?"
As far as how to read the man pages for any command, for beginners:
Q: "Provide a synopsis of the ps command's man page in a format suitable for a student who is just beginning to learn about process management."
Yes, you still should double-check those commands against the man reference - but think of all the benefits - students can get answers to their questions without having to pay private tutors or run the gauntlet of online forums where their ignorance will result in ridicule and similar unhelpful behavior, e.g. 'just read the man pages and think about it!', and they can ask as many dumb questions as they need to to figure things out, with no fear of embarrassment or humiliation (as long as the ChatGPT logs don't get leaked, I guess...)