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Because it’s 2018 and while true; do wc foo; done Doesn’t get attention from hipster developers.

• timdp 9y ago
  Or because JS is my primary language. I was actually already planning to port it to Go as an exercise. You're welcome to beat me to it.
  • stephenr 9y ago
    So, you rewrite every possible utility that isn't written in JS? It seems hard to believe that your initial problem couldn't have been solved with some combination of pv, a while loop and wc.
    • timdp 9y ago
      No, I write utilities that make my life easier. I'm open to that combination though.
    • chatmasta 9y ago
      This comment chain was really uncalled for and quite rude. There’s no need to turn technical criticisms into direct personal attacks on someone sharing his work.