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I remember how to write loops and conditionals for most of the languages I’ve used for practical purposes. I can even write decent perl after 15 years of not us
by wruza 4y ago
I remember how to write loops and conditionals for most of the languages I’ve used for practical purposes. I can even write decent perl after 15 years of not using it. But for some reason bash couldn’t stick and I google it every time. It’s obviously my laziness, but it probably has natural causes.
- loloquwowndueo 4y agoAnecdata is anecdata and I’ll counter yours with mine: I almost never have to google bash syntax (I do for things like arrays which I don’t use often). So no, there are no “natural causes”. Face it folks, it’s not bash’s fault if you use it seldom enough that you need a reminder of the syntax when you do. Nothing wrong with that!
- bigDinosaur 4y agoArrays are pretty basic. I won't have to Google how to create an array in Python for the rest of my life - I've done it in Bash and I've forgotten every single time. I think I had it memorised permanently for Python within about five minutes. I think when I find myself using arrays in Bash (or Powershell) it's usually time to take a step back and reevaluate.
- imtringued 4y agoI use bash frequently and I can't remember the syntax. I think your comment convinced me to never use bash again. Now onto finding a replacement... If people say they use bash because it is preinstalled they can go screw themselves. Install whatever replacement I'm going to pick and shut up.
- loloquwowndueo 4y agoI’ve heard good things about fish. Some of my colleagues swear by zsh.