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This is cool hacking but I really don't get this obsession with "single file". Directories exist and can contain self-contained applications without the need to
by kevincox 3y ago
This is cool hacking but I really don't get this obsession with "single file". Directories exist and can contain self-contained applications without the need to pack everything into some ugly script. They are into the slightest bit more difficult to ship around to different machines.
- da39a3ee 3y agoI think maybe it helps to think from the point of view of a developer for whom these single-file things are tools in their workshop. - Easier to grep a collection of single files - Easier to see what you've got in your collection in a directory listing (whether via a shell or in a web UI such as GitHib) - Easier to view the contents quickly (`cat`) - General philosophy that flat is better than nested