Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Software Development, Linux, and Git Certification

The Linux Foundation has released three new training courses on the edX platform: Open Source Software Development: Linux for Developers (LFD107x), Linux Tools for Software Development (LFD108x), and Git for Distributed Software Development (LFD109x). The three courses can be taken individually or combined to earn a Professional Certificate in Open Source Software Development, Linux, and Git. ZDNet reports: The first class, Open Source Software Development: Linux for Developers (LFD107x) explores the key concepts of developing open-source software and how to work productively in Linux. You don't need to know Linux before starting this class, as it's an introduction to Linux designed for developers. In it, you'll learn how to install Linux and programs, how to use desktop environments, text editors, important commands and utilities, command shells and scripts, filesystems, and compilers. For this class, the Foundation recommends you use a computer installed with a current Linux distribution. I'd go further and recommend you use one with one of the professional Linux distributions. In particular, you should focus on one of the three main enterprise Linux families: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), and Ubuntu. There are hundreds of other distros, but these are the ones that matter to companies looking for Linux developers.

The next course, Linux Tools for Software Development (LFD108x) examines the tools necessary to do everyday work in Linux development environments and beyond. It is designed for developers with experience working on any operating system who want to understand the basics of open-source development. Upon completion, participants will be familiar with essential shell tools, so they can work comfortably and productively in Linux environments. In addition, I recommend you come to this class with a working knowledge of the C programming language.

Finally, Git for Distributed Software Development (LFD109x) provides a thorough introduction to Git. Git is Linux Torvalds' other great accomplishment. This source control system was first used by the Linux kernel community to enable developers from around the world to operate efficiently. In addition, thanks to such sites as GitHub and GitLab, Git has become the lingua franca of all software development. Everyone uses Git today. With this class, you'll learn to use Git to create new repositories or clone existing ones, commit new changes, review revision histories, examine differences with older versions, work with different branches, merge repositories, and work with a distributed development team. Whether or not you end up programming in Linux, knowing how to use Git is essential for the modern programmer. As ZDNet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols notes, you can take the three courses through edX in audit mode for no cost. However, you'll need to earn the professional certificate so employers will know you're capable of open-source programming.

"To do this, you must enroll in the program, complete all three courses, and pay a verified certificate fee of $149 per course."

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[nagora]

I do mean "how to write a proper email" (no top-posting;

If you don't top-post, I don't read it. Put the new stuff at the top where it appears as soon as I open the email. Best of all: don't send me a trail of a dozen emails which I've already seen at all. I have an email client! I don't just delete every email once I've read it.

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[nagora]

Instead you demand that this trail of already-read email hangs below the "new stuff" at the top. If you had an email client worth the name, you don't need top-posting at all, you just need the new stuff. The client will present you with the old stuff for ready perusal at need. Instead you demand to abuse the network to drag along that already-read trail at every message.

Well done, you failed to read my post where I said I would prefer not to have the trail at all.

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[nagora]

People are going to include the thread; there's nothing you can do about that now. I don't know why they do it. But at the very least they can not put the useless bit of the message first.

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[Entrope]

We will deploy all of our gits, but that may not help much because they are open source and Russia is allowed to clone and then fork them over (and over). Our certified Linus is a SPOF, but is married to a karate champion, so beware the open-hand as much as the open-source.

The trouble with these MOOCs...

[rantrantrant]

...is that their identity verification, assessment, & proctoring standards of such poor quality that they're essentially meaningless. If these certificates acquire any value, they'll subsequently be faked & devalued faster than you can say, "Who actually did your course in your name?"