Some people, very new to infrastructure, have a difficult time in the course because of the expected knowledge it has. Those skills are listed, but people don't seem to adhere to "knowing those pre-requirements well" and still get stuck.
How can I help them bridge the knowledge gap?
Current pre-requirements listed on the Udemy homepage include:
- Understand terminal or command prompt basics.
- Linux basics like shells, SSH, and package managers.
- Know the basics of creating a server in the cloud (on any provider).
- Understand the basics of web and database servers. (how they typically communicate, IPs, ports, etc.)
First, I can add more details to the course pre-requirements, including:
- Understand YAML files and how they are structured
- Understand IP networking, including DNS, subnetting, firewalls, and NAT
Second, I can add videos explaining those concepts or somehow help people find more info if they are watching a lecture and don't understand the expected prereqs (e.g. put links to learning DNS resources in a DNS lookup lecture)
This original Q&A below also speaks to how the "building images" lectures aren't as smooth at onboarding you as they could be, and someone "got lost" trying to follow along.
Original Q&A
Some people, very new to infrastructure, have a difficult time in the course because of the expected knowledge it has. Those skills are listed, but people don't seem to adhere to "knowing those pre-requirements well" and still get stuck.
How can I help them bridge the knowledge gap?
Current pre-requirements listed on the Udemy homepage include:
First, I can add more details to the course pre-requirements, including:
Second, I can add videos explaining those concepts or somehow help people find more info if they are watching a lecture and don't understand the expected prereqs (e.g. put links to learning DNS resources in a DNS lookup lecture)
This original Q&A below also speaks to how the "building images" lectures aren't as smooth at onboarding you as they could be, and someone "got lost" trying to follow along.
Original Q&A