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An Ode to Shell Scripts

• Helitioo 5y ago
  I hate them :( It's weird syntax. For plenty of cases you need to store return codes somehow to act on errors etc. If possible I prefer something like golang, I even prefer writing scripts in PHP. At least I have a proper debugger, ide, clear functions and can easily handle errors. Just try to use curl and act on non 2* code in a simple manner... Try to split up the content from potential API errors
  • ducktective 5y ago
    shellcheck
• EdwardDiego 5y ago
  > Every machine has Bash installed. Sure, but what version?
  • JMS2021 5y ago
    The latest stable one, except Mac's because they aren't reliable *nix machines anymore. Bash is a third class citizen on MacOS now.