(author here) Thanks for the comment, yes a lot of people seem to be missing the point of the article, and taking extreme positions on one side or the other. B

(author here) Thanks for the comment, yes a lot of people seem to be missing the point of the article, and taking extreme positions on one side or the other. Bash is indeed a hot mess, but it gets work done! This is a trivial part of the release process and shell lets me cut right through it. It's also pretty much correct and I analyze the limitations. And of course I think we can do better than bash while still retaining the shell paradigm -- hence the Oil shell.