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> And yet, command shells are pretty good software. This is a contentious statement. Fred Brooks himself calls the separate command language, which began with

> And yet, command shells are pretty good software. This is a contentious statement. Fred Brooks himself calls the separate command language, which began with JCL on OS/360, a mistake.

rwallace 6y ago
Now that is interesting! Do you remember where he said this?
- madhadron 6y ago
  In this interview at least: https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2015/11/193333-an-interview-with-fred-brooks/fulltext https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2015/11/193333-an-interview-w...