Why Learn the Bash Shell? My story why and how i learned the shell, and if you should too

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[vicca]

Youtube needs a bash master, so please stay and continue

[matt_milack]

Asking a former Linux sysadmin why he learned Bash is something like asking professional basketball player why he learned how to jump.

[rjlorua]

Getting over the "embarrassment" of admitting you don't understanding something is extremely important. I felt this early in my career, and it was hard to overcome. But once I did, my professional growth skyrocketed.

I tell my kids, my students, and anyone I mentor, "The first step towards knowledge is admitting ignorance."

Great content. Keep it coming!

[salvaje]

The same advice goes for any industry, job or hobby: Learn about the tools you use. Be it literal hand tools, software, hardware, equations, even physical space. Not only will it make you better at the thing you are doing, but it might save you a lot of headache, time and possibly money.

[cognisent_]

I'm watching this on my TV after finding you on Instagram. YouTube is definitely a mountain. Overt and honest enthusiasm on a topic are the building blocks of a channel!

I'm excited to see what your PhD in Bash contains. 🤓

[darrensantos]

I like this format over all others because it is easy to pause/rewind, put you on a playlist, watch later, etc.

[jameskelly]

Great video! Very well spoken and coherent, as always. Amazing to learn a little bit of your story and how and why you gained such expertise in bash. Good stuff!

[DavidLee-jdot]

Didnt knew YSAC had tech genius cousin.

[UliTroyo]

I started using Nushell for fun and pretty colors, and accidentally discovered how useful it is to know one's shell well. Because of your videos, I want to give Bash a new try, both because of the ubiquity of Bash, and because I can leverage the knowledge I've gained from daily-driving Nushell. (i.e. if I know I can do something in Nushell, I can wonder how it's done in Bash)

[TwilightTrekker]

Just started learning bash. Here we go.

[antinatalope]

I recall my first experience with 16-bit Windows. I cowered at exiting into DOS. Eventually I got a book on DOS, and that led to both learning about system configuration, and programming.

It's worth the time to learn the shell, and spend time in a CLI. I don't know anyone who has regretted the effort.

[mus]

grazie, continua e non ti fermare ! Ottimi contenuti .

[alfiegordon]

Please, continue to yap as much as you can. We all have so much to learn (and i thought i was an expert!)

[Ziggurat]

The reason I got good at bash is because people said "you can't do that in bash" "bash is to slow to do that", then I needed to check

[Miki_hero]

This format's better for youtube than your other shit, keep it up

[TheHackysack]

I love these slower-paced (comparatively) videos. I can really feel our parasocial relationship growing. :D

[surferbum]

Great video Dave, and thanks for the wiki link.

[MeKaliLin-wqzy]

Great video. Keep the shell videos coming.

[RickTimmis]

excellent explanation of why. Your videos inspire me a lot, and help me level up, net result I am using bash for many more things, and more complex stuff with good results. Thanks for sharing

[brothersinarmsgaming]

Hey Dave,
A bit of a green programmer here.
Was wondering if you could do a video more so on the topic of why Bash is useful, and what maybe web developers or other programmers would find using bash shell scripts useful for. I think it would give a more clear answer and inspiration as to why I should really learn bash haha.