Master the Terminal — One of the Most Important Skills in Programming (Video Tutorial)

The terminal is one of the core tools that real developers use every day, yet programming students don’t learn it and only focus on a programming language instead.

So in this post, I’m giving away the entire Terminal section from my new course Pre-Coding Bootcamp: Your First Step to Become a Programmer.

📦 What You’ll Learn in This Free Section

• Why the terminal still matters in 2025

• How to move around your compute using just commands

• How to create, rename, and delete folders or files

• How developers use terminals on real production servers

• And most importantly — you’ll stop being afraid of the black screen

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Lecture 1: Welcome to the Terminal – Why You’ll Love Using It

A short intro to set the tone. Why this tool matters more than you think.

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Lecture 2: Why Developers Use the Terminal (and Why You Should Too)

You’ll see how the terminal gives you speed, precision, and power that you don’t get from point-and-click tools.

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Lecture 3: Moving Around Your Computer with Terminal Commands

In this lesson, we start using real terminal commands — like cd, ls, pwd, dir — across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

You’ll learn how to:

• Navigate into folders

• Move backward

• See where you are in your file system

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Lecture 4: Creating Files and Folders Using Terminal Commands

Now we go from reading the file system to changing it.

You’ll learn:

• How to create files (touch, New-Item, etc.)

• How to create folders (mkdir)

• How to view and manage content from the command line

This is where the terminal starts feeling powerful.

Lecture 5: How Developers Use the Terminal on Real Servers

Finally, I’ll show you how developers use the terminal to connect to remote servers — something you’ll see in real jobs, deployment workflows, and DevOps.

Want to Go Deeper?

The videos above are part of the Terminal section, which is just one part of the full course:

👉 Pre-Coding Bootcamp: Your First Step to Become a Programmer

Here’s everything you’ll find inside:

1. What You Can Build as a Programmer

   Learn the types of apps real developers create — websites, APIs, automation, and more.

2. Types of Programming Languages

   An overview of what programming language categories are out there and what each category does.

3. Getting Comfortable with the Terminal

   You just watched this section — and it’s only the beginning.

4. Code Editors and IDEs

   See what real developers use every day — and how it all looks behind the scenes.

5. File Formats Every Programmer Should Know

   Understand CSV, JSON, XML — and how apps store, exchange, and structure data.

6. Databases

   Learn how apps store real data — from relational databases to NoSQL and file-based systems.

7. Version Control with Git and GitHub

   Understand how developers track changes and collaborate professionally.

8. How to Build Your Programming Portfolio

   Learn what to include, how to present your work, and what tools to use to stand out.

9. Programming Concepts (Explained Differently)

   Variables, loops, functions, and logic — explained without all the confusing syntax.

10. Breaking Down Programming Problems

    Learn how to go from a messy idea to clear, executable steps — a skill every developer needs.

11. Types of Servers

    Understand web servers, database servers, APIs, and what’s happening behind the scenes of every app.

Whether you’ve just started learning to code, or you’ve been struggling through tutorials this course is the missing first step that brings everything together.