2010 Dates: (Removed)
Time: 13:00 – 16:00
Location: The School of Computer Science. Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester. Campus map (No:39).

Capacity: Around 40 delegates including students and teachers

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About this event

Most 6th form computing students have heard of Linux, many have tried it a bit, some significantly more, but few have been exposed to its true power. Meanwhile computing syllabi teach about command line interfaces, often portraying them as old fashioned or a fall-back for when resources are scarce. In truth the Linux/UNIX Command Line Interface is not merely an arcane relic, but a liberating and empowering environment for clever users, and is likely to remain so forever.

This workshop offers hands-on tasters designed to inspire computing students who might never otherwise have the opportunity to feel that power -- a truly mind broadening experience.

The workshop is led by Dr. John Latham, a java programming specialist and Linux user and enthusiast.

Workshop details

Delegates will undertake a number of tasks including:

• Sending an email to all other delegates, without using an email client or web browser, nor having to type their addresses.
• Developing a shell pipeline designed to count the *different* words in an essay, and storing this in a script for future use.
• Obtaining information from the web without using a web browser.
• Producing documents via the LaTeX document system, including ones generated by a script.
• Building a web site of photos, including the task of renaming a huge number of image files systematically without needing to deal with them one at time.

Delegates will work in one of our Linux Computer laboratories, following a script and will be assisted as required by postgraduate demonstrators. Teachers, especially computing teachers, are more than welcome to take part.