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Call me crazy but I think beginner tutorials should start with command line first
I used to jump straight into VS Code with new students (like last year), but now I make them do 20 minutes of basic terminal commands first because it's way less confusing when they actually understand how files and directories work. Has anyone else found that skipping the GUI helps absolute beginners get the logic faster?
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seth_nguyen4mo ago
20 minutes of terminal sounds about right, honestly. The first time I saw a student drag a folder into an IDE and scream because it didn't "exist" I knew we had a problem. The terminal is like learning to drive stick before automatic - it hurts at first but then you actually understand what the car is doing. My rule is you get five minutes of GUI babying then it's straight to `ls` and `cd` until you stop looking like a lost puppy.
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