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By the same reasoning: Would you not use databases because they have a schema? or JSON...? Heck, even utf-8 could be too complicated.
by heinrichhartman 5y ago
By the same reasoning: Would you not use databases because they have a schema? or JSON...? Heck, even utf-8 could be too complicated.
- lta 5y agoYou have a point. That sounded like pure conservatism, and to some extent it is. But still, text is simple and that what makes shell powerful, trying to move to higher level abstraction is has a chance to create fragmentation and break the solid foundations on which Unix is built.