Tserewara/suse-cloud-native-foundations-requirements

Resources to learn the requirements of Suse cloud native foundations scholarship.

SUSE Cloud Native Foundations Scholarship

This is a list with the requirements for the SUSE Cloud Native Foundations Scholarship. It also has links to resources if you need to prepare for the course.

Disclaimer

All the resources in this repo are available for free on Youtube and other sites. I used most of them in order to learn these topics some time ago. Also, they are meant to be short so you can finish them soon and spend more time in the actual program.

Requirements

• Understand the basics of http (like client, server, and internet request)
• Basic Python (data types, Functions, REST requests, web development)
• Ability to use Git, Linux machines, and Linux Command Line
• Familiar with Web application development in any language
• Familiarity with Docker and exposure to a CI/CD pipeline are not required for success in this program but are helpful skills to have.

Resources to learn the requirements

Basic http

• How the internet works in 5 minutes

• Learn HTTP in 40 minutes

Pro tip: Don't worry too much if you don't understand http very well at this point. When you start learning how to develop an app using flask, these concepts will be clearer as you apply them to build a rest api. They are pretty simple after all!

Basic Python

• Learn Python in 2 hours

Git and Linux

• Git for complete beginners in 15 minutes

• How to use linux on Windows - WSL2

• Linux Tutorial - Basic Command Line

• How to set up a fancy terminal on WSL2

Note: Using zsh is not demanding, but installing it and setting it up is a good exercise after all.

Developing a web application (with Flask)

• Learn Flask in 1 Hour
• Articles - Learn how to connect Flask to a database
• Article Series - Create your first Flask application - This is by far the best tutorial on Flask and SQLAlchemy I've ever found

Docker

• Learn Docker in 2 Hours

Personal Advice

1. Programming is not only about theory. You have to practice in order to become familiar with the concepts. So, don't be discouraged if you don't understand everything quickly. Just spend some time practing and things will become clearer.

2. Since most part of the curriculum is web-oriented, it will be really good if you try to develop a real webapp and host it on the internet. I like to host my apps on digital ocean. They have great tutorials about it. It's the perfect way to practice all these concepts together, since you'll have to use the command line, move files around on linux, spin up docker containers and so on. If you can accomplish that, you're ready to the program.

3. Don't think you have to master every topic in order to be successful in the program. You'll learn a lot of things on the go. Just make sure you understand the basics and spend enough time to code and apply what you learn.