Learn from Kernighan. Most tutorials are dry and teach "follow these steps". The better ones explain the "why" of the feature. Kernighan comes up with fun examples to keep the reader engaged.
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#12vimtutor
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#13Digital Ocean docs
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#14I'm sure it's a cliche at this point, but I don't think enough writers emulate K&R's style on The C Programming Language. The prose is short, dense, and yet not tedious. Another great "tutorial" to emulate is the TeXbook by Knuth. This one is verbose, but it shows the reader all the little details and pitfalls about the software without becoming boring.
Thanks!
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#15Digital Ocean docs
Actually a good idea. I have always found them to be precise.
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#16Kubernetes the hard way: https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way
Gave me the necessary understanding of the core layers of a cluster.
The Digital Ocean docs were already mentioned but they're also an exellent reference source.
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#17Kubernetes the hard way: https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way Gave me the necessary understanding of the core layers of a cluster. The Digital Ocean docs were already mentioned but they're also an exellent reference source.
These are nice. Thanks!
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#18I thought Eloquent Javascript was wonderfully done. Read online here: http://eloquentjavascript.net/
Everything by Julia Evans https://jvns.ca/ , Arnold Robbins, Brian Kernighan (e.g. The AWK Programming Language)
More mathematical: Knuth et al, Concrete Mathematics; John Stillwell, Mathematics and its History; Tristan Needham, Visual Complex Mathematics
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#19https://www.raywenderlich.com/
Funny, insightful, plenty of screenshots and very detailed explanations.
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#20This was probably the most effective tutorial I have ever used: https://www.amazon.com/RPG-III-400-Shelly-Cashman/dp/0878352... Early in my consulting career, I got a gig doing RPG III and in three days got up to speed. Not relevant to many folks these days.
I'm more interested in exposition style, rather than topics. Is there anything particular you liked about that book? I'll try to find a PDF for a looksie.
It was an unusually clear and understandable tutorial that worked well for someone not familiar with the machine. Examples that were broken down in very understandable chunks, expositions of applicable context, very clear non-jargon language.