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TimestampOverall rating of the courseComments and suggestionsHow useful were the lectures?Comments and suggestionsHow useful were the practical demos?Comments and suggestionsHow would you rate the overall organization of the course?Comments and suggestionsHow would you rate the trainer?Comments and suggestionsHow did the course meet your learning objectives?Comments and suggestionsWhat part(s) of the course did you like most?What part(s) of the course did you like least?What reasons prompted you to choose a Bootlin course?CommentsFurther training needs?
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10/15/2021 18:07:518899108Thomas is really passionate and every explanation is very clear ! the course is really dense, and it is too bad we don't have time to do the exercises during the course, we are just spectators of Thomas doing them.Course contents, Management decision, Trainer
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10/16/2021 0:45:57910891010Availability of training materials
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10/17/2021 20:10:5310 High level of content and a fast pace was right for me.10Useful for my everyday work, 8Of course demos clarify many details but for me the demos was nothing new. However I think nothing but theory would make it far to dense, demos are a way to reflect and repeat..10Clearly, organisation is an item where this course shines. The slides, overall timing, lecture material, steps for each day, all refined and working very well.10Thomas new it all and also mastered the task of handling a remote class.10My objectives was two, more on internals and how to add bespoke packages, both which was clearly met.Thomas had this full knowledge of Buildroot. Course format with end-of-day schedule and organization suited me very well.Command line scrolling interface was sometimes hard to follow, but that is also true when you use Buildroot on your own. The app 'Jitsi meet' needs some improvements.Course contents, Trainer, Bootlin "is Buildroot"Very happy with decision to attend this course. Many thanks to Thomas.Yes, two more courses to go.
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10/18/2021 8:35:308Overall a very good and comprehensive course.83I think that I would have learnt more if I could have done the labs myself rather than watch them. Perhaps you could consider labs that could be done remotely, perhaps by using qemu in some way?810Thomas demonstrated his expertise and experience and was able to answer all questions. 10I didn't really have any objectives beyond a general understanding of buildroot.
This course more than met my expectations. I am confident that I could now use buildroot effectively.		The first two days.The demo/labs were a bit dull when just watching along.Course contents, Management decisionOverall a very good and comprehensive course.
I am confident that I could now use buildroot effectively.
Thank you.		Linux kernel/drivers and device trees.
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10/18/2021 9:24:349Overall good course.7More breaks would have been useful especially during the information heavy parts (Wednesday in particular) 9The labs were really useful to see parts of the slides being applied. I expect I'll refer back to those lab notes a lot in the future.910Excellent presentation skills and knowledge10Very happy.Practical demos + real world examplesPackaging information (very information heavy)Management decisionN/ANone for now, looking forward to using this info.
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10/18/2021 9:43:459Course was very informative. As someone who has never used Buildroot before, It provided a good introduction and outlined the scope of builtroot.4I felt that the lectures where useful but went into too much detail in some points. I found it hard to follow makefile specific slides without a worked example. There was a lot of information to absorb without a break9The practical demos provided a much more useful way of learning I felt. It was easy to follow the trainer as he explained what he was doing. I felt that a practical demo better explained the material than the lectures6I think the material was well organised. I would prefer shorter lectures with more short breaks in between. I found it hard to retain 2 hours of information9Trainer was very knowledgable and was able to answer all questions usually with a worked example - which was good to see.10My learning objectives were to gain a basic understanding of what buildroot provides having never used it before. I can comfortably say I am able to use buildroot now.Worked examples/labsThe very in-depth lectures about the makefile specifics. I found it hard to retain that information and will read the online documentation insteadManagement decisionOverall a very enjoyable course. I would have liked to try out the labs during the course, but the trainer provided an excellent live demo for each.
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10/18/2021 10:14:399It would be good to have had the time during the week to run through the labs (outside the course), but that is dependent on workload - a problem when a course is not attended in person.9Occasionally things went a bit fast, but having a copy of the slides etc helped there.9As previous comments, at least I have all that is required to repeat the labs, thanks !10Google was a better host for the lectures, seemed to use less bandwidth with fewer dropouts than jitsi.9Good, given that you were not presenting in French !8I feel that I could now use Buildroot and not have too many issues getting a board running.Labs.Afternoons ! I would have preferred mornings.Company requirement, but I would probably have chosen Buildroot.As above.Maybe something on Linux device drivers.
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10/18/2021 10:22:428There was a lot to take in per 2 hour block. My recommendation would be to treat it more like university classes where you maybe stop each hour and quiz us on what we have just been exposed to for 10 minutes. Its probably not an easy thing to do, but i would have liked a method as such.8The lectures were clear and concise. No issues with their delivery.10These solidified areas that i may not have understood had there only of been lectures.7The organisation was lecture then lab, lecture then lab ect. I would have preferred if there was lab throughout lecture, this way many more things that the lecturer spoke about could have been pointed out. I think this method would have been useful for the lecture information prior to the nInvaders lab.10The lecturer was clearly a guru of the topic. Good sense of humour, and not a stranger to questions. Delivery of the demos was clear to understand.9The main thing I required from the course was to learn how add my own packages. I am certain i can do this confidently now and as a bonus I am more confident with how buildroot works. As the lecturer stated, there will still need to be practise with it but I am sure i have a better understanding in general for debugging issues now.Day threeAny time we started going over legal stuff Course contentsReally struggled how to add our own packages from what was available online
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10/18/2021 14:18:119Excellent course, I learnt a lot8Almost all were very useful, some towards the end covered areas I didn't feel I needed to know now, but may be useful to refer to in the future9I learn best by 'doing' so would have liked to be able to do the labs myself at an in-person training session. I see how this would not be practical for online training though, and still found the labs and demonstrations very useful. I am now working through the labs in my own time.10Some of the topics later in the week were less applicable to me, as at this stage I really just need to know how to get started with buildroot, and add packages and my own applications. It's useful to have the material in the slides to refer to later though10Great to be taught by one of the creators of Buildroot, trainers from other providers are always so knowledgable. Also Thomas was able to explain all aspects clearly10I now have enough understanding to start using Buildroot, and know where to start looking when things go wrongThe labs & demonstrationsTiming - I would have preferred a morning slot as I tend to be more focussed in the morning, but this may not suit everyoneManagement decision, but I would have made the same choiceExcellent, thanks very much ThomasI will be watching your lectures on Youtube and hope to attend more embedded Linux/Android courses in the future
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10/18/2021 16:23:2210910The game example simply rocked.
Also providing examples and going through all kinds of issues we can run into.		101010I found useful the part that I was already familiar with (First two day on the course) and now it looks I have better understanding how to choose a Linux config file or device tree file with respect to the boardI wouldn't say I like least - but some part I need to revise againCourse contents, Trainer