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by billti 1846 days ago
Not to be nit-picky, but I wonder if it shouldn't be "Practical Linux"? How many people work with Unix vs Linux these days? I would guess amongst the graduate demographic Linux is also probably a more recognizable and attractive term than Unix.

On the general point though, I totally agree. Even after nearly 30 years of working on Windows, learning Linux has been one of the best investments I've made over the past decade. No matter what OS you run locally, doing anything with the cloud, Android, Docker, etc. means understanding the basics of Linux.

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In my (limited) experience, the majority of engineers in the valley end up working on MacBooks, so Unix would be the lowest common denominator.