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It's so unfortunate about Bash + Apple. Bash probably deserves to die out, but Apple has really pulled a bait-and-switch on OSX's *nix/bsd underpinnings over t

It's so unfortunate about Bash + Apple. Bash probably deserves to die out, but Apple has really pulled a bait-and-switch on OSX's *nix/bsd underpinnings over the years.

saagarjha 6y ago
Die out and be replaced by what?
- stjohnswarts 6y ago
  Powershell? It's available for linux now
  - nobody9999 6y ago
    > Powershell? It's available for linux now I'd rather have my tonsils extracted through my ears. I went the other way[0] decades ago and never looked back. [0] https://www.cygwin.com https://www.cygwin.com
    - stjohnswarts 6y ago
      I was mostly joking. The verbosity of powershell just makes me throw up in my mouth a little time every time I have to deal with it.
      - nobody9999 6y ago
        Oh noes! I've been Poe'd![0] But I really would recommend Cygwin[1] for anyone who needs to use Windows. Having a real shell makes a big difference. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law [1] https://cygwin.com https://cygwin.com
wodenokoto 6y ago
Aren't Apple helping out here by defaulting it zsh?