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Development Tools Console Foundations Environment and Redirection Environment Variables

Tiffany Robb
Tiffany Robb
10,140 Points
Posted by Tiffany Robb
Tiffany Robb
10,140 Points

Sorry but this is sooo boring & why are the tutorials so long?

What is the point of all this?

5 Answers

Thomas Dobson
Thomas Dobson
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Thomas Dobson
Thomas Dobson
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Familiarity with the console environment is important because many tools are console based in their entirety on a console environment. Its important to know your way around the console so that when you come across such a tool, your not going in blind.

Graphical User Interfaces are often complex and more difficult to create (I can personally attest to how nightmarish Windows APIs are). Many coders will build console based applications to keep them in their simplest of forms.

The console is dry, it is analytical, but it has syntax and a feeling similar to programming. Take frequent breaks, and chug on through!

Tiffany Robb
Tiffany Robb
10,140 Points
Tiffany Robb
Tiffany Robb
10,140 Points

You're absolutely correct Thomas! I know it's important but I was feeling urgh... But I have eaten now and am back on track :D Thank you for your words of encouragement!

Arikaturika Tumojenko
Arikaturika Tumojenko
8,897 Points
Arikaturika Tumojenko
Arikaturika Tumojenko
8,897 Points

I actually find these tutorials to be the most explicit ones on Treehouse until now. Having someone explaining some concepts like you're a true beginner is refreshing, after encountering some tracks with some huge leaps where I just lost track of info. They might seem too long sometimes but learning the (powerful) things you can do with just a few lines of code is very entertaining. Or maybe I like the console too much :D.

I don't go over many videos at a time - maximum 4 - and I take frequent breaks, so maybe it helps.

Marius Furnica
Marius Furnica
9,195 Points
Marius Furnica
Marius Furnica
9,195 Points

Haha same here buT I am trying :))

Marcell Hawke
Marcell Hawke
7,612 Points
Marcell Hawke
Marcell Hawke
7,612 Points

I make ur words mine.... this is soooooo boring that I almost fell asleep!