▲ 718 ▼ "Linux? Those guys who like to talk about themselves?" (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 months ago by Mastersmacks@reddthat.com to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 196 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 months ago (1 child) Having taught a computer science course on Operating Systems it's even tough to teach a room full of CS undergrads what one is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) i wonder if teaching them to write bare metal embedded software first would prime them to learn about operating systems. i studied mechanical engineering in school so a bit different education than cs. i know i didnt really get what an operating system was for until i worked on some bare metal software in aerospace. nothing teaches you the value of something faster than trying to do without it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] azimir@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago I definitely agree. I have the luxury of coming from an Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering background. I did microcontroller programming, designed ALUs, and transistor level work before moving into CS. Nothing helps you understand a computer better then working with a small microcontroller and building up from there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) i wonder if teaching them to write bare metal embedded software first would prime them to learn about operating systems. i studied mechanical engineering in school so a bit different education than cs. i know i didnt really get what an operating system was for until i worked on some bare metal software in aerospace. nothing teaches you the value of something faster than trying to do without it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] azimir@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago I definitely agree. I have the luxury of coming from an Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering background. I did microcontroller programming, designed ALUs, and transistor level work before moving into CS. Nothing helps you understand a computer better then working with a small microcontroller and building up from there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago I definitely agree. I have the luxury of coming from an Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering background. I did microcontroller programming, designed ALUs, and transistor level work before moving into CS. Nothing helps you understand a computer better then working with a small microcontroller and building up from there. permalink fedilink source parent
