name: inverse layout: true class: center, middle, inverse --- # Welcome to Levinux [A Micro Linux Distribution For Education] .footnote[Immediately [download](https://github.com/miklevin/levinux/archive/master.zip)] --- ## So, you want high-tech Super Powers? --- layout: false .left-column[ ## Don't know where to start? ] .right-column[ What do you even call this desire? You see other people bending machines to their will starting with no more creativity than you have. They just seem to know stuff. Is it programming? Or just being technical? * Why rely on others? You want this power for yourself! * But've only a vague notion of what you're looking for. * Maybe you think you're too old to learn new tricks. * Or you think you're too young to learn old tricks! * Getting conflicting advice from trusted sources? * And what about mobile apps vs. Web vs. other? * And the whole Mac vs. PC vs. Linux thing? * Oh, and then there's the Cloud. * And choice of Language. * Aaaaarrg! ] --- template: inverse ## Could there even possibly be a right answer? --- template: inverse ## Yes! ... Well, sort of. Old-skool provides one reasonable approach.  --- layout: false .left-column[ ## Why Old-School Is Cool ] .right-column[ Anything with a graphical user interface is generally tied to a particular hardware platform and particular shapshot in time. All that knowledge is going to become antiquated. Games. Mobile. Desktop software. All but the back-end. .red[*] * Back-end code can be a lot cooler than you think. * It's also easier than you think, thanks to Python. * And yeah, we'll be learning JavaScript too. * And the revision control system called git. * And the text editor called vim. * And some *nix commands. * And text terminals. .footnote[.red[*] Back-end code runs on servers, not browsers.] ] --- template: inverse ## I call it the Short Stack or LPvg. Linux + Python + vim + git --- layout: false .left-column[ ## Short Stack? ] .right-column[ Sounds intimidating? LPvg is actually the LEAST software you could be using to do interesting things. Oh yeah, it's all free and open source software (F.O.S.S.) and you can get it all in an instant with Levinux. Then ditch Levinux. .red[*] * Anything that can run Python can be a server. * Add to it a way to get your code around (git) * Add to it a way to create your code (vim) * Discover the timelessness of these tools. * Become impervious to disruption. * And un-beholden to vendors. * Code long and prosper, * On almost anything! .footnote[.red[*] Think of Levinux as a gateway drug to harder ware.] ] --- template: inverse ## B o o o o o o o o o r i n g ! Well, yes. And no. --- layout: false .left-column[ ## Reality Check ] .right-column[ What fun or good is back end programming if its only machines talking to machines? At some point you need the User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) in order to interact with real human beings and do useful things. * Yes, we will learn how to program in JavaScript too. * And HTML5, CSS and other web-centric technology. * JavaScript is needed for coding that UI/UX stuff. * But Python should still be your first language. * You won't see why until you see why. .red[*] * So, we'll get your code running here. * But it will reach outside Levinux * To interact with the browser * And be a Full Web Stack. .footnote[.red[*] Why Python continues to be as popular as it is] ] --- template: inverse ## Achieving Mastery Is Possible The Short Stack is like a violin or carpenter's tools... --- layout: false .left-column[ ## Timeless Tools? ] .right-column[ The least amount of software that can run in the most places, and let you do the most interesting things across the most fields. All this, without you needing to be a career programmer, or much risk of obsolescence. * *Nix includes Unix, Macs, and Windows with WSL. * Mind boggling range of hardware your code runs on. * Python is a language loved by newbs and pros alike. * vim is a text editor you'll at first hate, then love. * git lets you backup, move and share code. * Levinux is like a disposable server. * Terminals let us log into servers. * Browsers give UIs to our apps. * It's little enough to master, * And will last you forever. ] --- layout: false .left-column[ ## Alternatives ] .right-column[ There's countless ways to learn programming and tech. Many are more more mainstream, aligned with vendors, their hot hardware platforms, and could get you better keywords on your resume and larger salaries sooner. * The "enterprise" platforms are .NET (C#) and Java. * These align to Microsoft and Oracle, respectively. * Which use Visual Studio and Eclipse for IDEs. .red[*] * There's also Apple with Objective C and Xcode. * And there's Google's Android that uses Java. * Those are necessary for native mobile apps. * Plus, there's Ruby, PHP and a ton of others. * So, learn whatever else you need to. * And learn the Short Stack here. .footnote[.red[*] IDE = Integrated Development Environment ] ] --- template: inverse ## What precisely is Levinux? I'm just connecting a few dots (that were long-overdue) --- layout: false .left-column[ ## Under The Hood ] .right-column[ Levinux is a tiny virtual server that runs on the desktop of Macs, Windows and Linux PCs (like Ubuntu) with a double-click, so that you can begin to fearlessly play around with "server stuff". * There's no installation or admin rights required. .red[*] * Built on QEMU and Tiny Core Linux free software. * It's a legit server -- not some fufu tutorial thing. * Can be shut-down by just closing a window. * Runs well from Dropbox and USB drives. * Portable development environment. * It's easily reset it to its original state. * Gateway drug to real hardware. * Your code survives. .footnote[.red[*] Just unzip the file & deal with web safety warnings] ] --- layout: false .left-column[ ## A Swiss Army Knife of Tech ] .right-column[ Since Levinux is only Tiny Core running on the PC emulator called QEMU with a custom start script, it could be modified as a template for efficiently distributing any sort of web appliance, such as ready-to-run Github projects. * The Recipe.sh start-script can build any type of server. * The recipe can be edited on the host (the Mac or PC). * You can pick it apart and modify any way you like. * It's an efficient way to distribute web appliances. * Recipes are easily adapted to real hardware. * Raspberry Pi's can use these recipes. .red[*] * Learn with Levinux, then move on. * [Drink Me](https://mikelev.in/ux) to move on. .footnote[.red[*] With some modifications for Tiny Core Linux for Pi] ] --- template: inverse ## So, How Do I Get Started? Just [download](https://github.com/miklevin/levinux/archive/master.zip) the file, unzip, and double-click the script file for your OS. --- layout: false .left-column[ ## How Can I Learn More? ] .right-column[ Here's some links, but start Googling computer history starting with how a guy named Ken Thompson got frustrated with Mutltics and what he did and how ages later the work of Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds came together, and how Al Gore invented the Internet, and why today there's so much in common between all information technology -- a.k.a. "core". And check out... * [About a zillion videos on my YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/miklevin) * [Facebook Fanpage](https://www.facebook.com/mikelevinux) * [Download](https://github.com/miklevin/Levinux/archive/refs/heads/master.zip) * [Drink Me](https://mikelev.in/ux) ] --- template: inverse ## And who are you? --- template: inverse  --- template: inverse # M I K E  L E V.I N / U X Spread the word!