"The Shell" as Your Friend
"The shell" or "The CLI" is a slang term for the terminal, most typically the bash terminal.
There is an implicit tension around the shell in this bootcamp because it is NOT a part of the curriculumn, but we all use it widely, as does the entire industry that you will join after you graduate.
Should I Learn the Shell?
The short version is that you will anyway, it's just a question of when.
Learning the shell early will slow you down a bit at first, right when your brain is overflowing with too many other new things.
Learning the shell early may speed you up a bit, later.
Why Do Coders Use the Shell?
- speed
- visibility
- a common language between all coders
- sharing of commands and scripts
- scripts
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