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The Missing Semester of Your CS Education ​

Course Overview ​

University: MIT
Status: Not Started
Progress: 0/11 lectures

The tools every developer needs—Git, shell scripting, testing, debugging. The practical skills they don't teach in traditional CS courses.

Resources ​

🌐 Course Website
📺 Video Lectures
📚 Lecture Notes

Key Topics ​

  • The command line and shell
  • Shell scripting
  • Git and version control
  • Vim and text editors
  • Data wrangling
  • Regular expressions
  • Build systems
  • Testing and CI/CD
  • Security and cryptography
  • Debugging
  • Profiling
  • Metaprogramming

Why This Matters ​

This course teaches the practical skills that make you productive:

  • Command line: How to work efficiently without a GUI
  • Git: How to manage code and collaborate
  • Shell scripting: Automation and productivity
  • Debugging: How to find and fix bugs quickly
  • Testing: Ensuring code quality

Learning Goals ​

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • Use the command line efficiently
  • Write shell scripts to automate tasks
  • Use Git for version control and collaboration
  • Debug and profile code
  • Write and run tests
  • Understand security basics
  • Use developer tools effectively

Study Plan ​

Estimated Time: 3-5 hours/week for 2-3 weeks

  • Lectures: ~1-2 hours/week
  • Hands-on practice: ~2-3 hours/week

This course is shorter than others—consider taking it alongside Spring Quarter courses.

Daily Notes ​

Lecture 1: Course Overview ​

  • [ ] Lecture 1: Course Overview & The Shell
  • [ ] Follow along with the shell tutorial
  • [ ] Set up your shell configuration

Lecture 2: Shell Tools ​

  • [ ] Lecture 2: Shell Tools and Scripting
  • [ ] Create shell scripts for automation

Tools & Commands ​

Scripts & Configurations ​

Key Takeaways ​

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