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Related, the longer your shell script gets, the greater potential for accumulated foot-guns. When you finally do the rewrite, will you be bug-compatible? And on
by a3n 7y ago
Related, the longer your shell script gets, the greater potential for accumulated foot-guns. When you finally do the rewrite, will you be bug-compatible? And once discovered, will you be confident on which side the bug lies?
- blaser-waffle 7y agoAn aside: when did the phrase "foot-guns" become a thing. Cuz I've never heard it until this thread, where it pops up multiple times. Great phrase but went 0-60 in usage.
- mrguyorama 7y agoI'm pretty sure it's at least as old as usenet and mail lists