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Too bad Hugs98 (installation is few MBs) is no longer updated leaving only GHC (GB+).

• maleldil 3y ago
  You don't need the compiler to run the program in production. You only need the binary. I'd argue that a heavy toolchain in the dev machine isn't a big deal.
  • IshKebab 3y ago
    Bash scripts tend to be used in situations where you want to edit them and not have to deal with a recompilation step, let alone a multi-GB compiler install. That seems like a deal-breaker to me. The best alternative I've found so far is Deno. It natively supports single file scripts with third party dependencies (this is a big issue with replacing Bash with Python). It uses an existing popular language (so now "learn our weird language" problem). Installation is very easy. The only real downside I've found is this stupid bug that they refused to fix: https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/16466 https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/16466
    • johnisgood 3y ago
      That is a very good point in favor of Bash.