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Nicely written! This is a great illustration of how Bash and similar shell dialects are convenient for interactive use but terrible as a programming language.

by lima 5y ago

Nicely written! This is a great illustration of how Bash and similar shell dialects are convenient for interactive use but terrible as a programming language. Change my mind: Bash is the PHP of operating systems. Any Bash script becomes tech debt the moment it is written.

timschmidt 5y ago
That's unkind to PHP, which has grown into a relatively modern language over the years.