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The most useful programming language is Bash.

by subsection1h 1y ago

ndsipa_pomu 1y ago
It's the duck tape that holds systems together
- kazinator 1y ago
  In case you're not making a deliberate duck joke, you should know that it's "duct tape": tape for assembling sections of air duct piping.
  - ndsipa_pomu 1y ago
    The original term "duck tape" appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1899 - it was called that due to it being waterproof (c.f. "water off a ducks back") though it was a non-adhesive cotton tape, so different to the modern product. During WWII, Johnson & Johnson were given the job of producing the tape (for securing ammunition boxes) with self-adhesive properties and thus the modern duck tape was invented. After the war, the tape was mass produced and one of the common uses was to wrap air ducts, but the term "duct tape" didn't enter the dictionaries until 1965, although the term "Ductape" was trademarked in 1960 by Albert Arno Inc - their product was a flame-resistant tape that could withstand temperatures up to 204 °C. Note that modern "duck tape" is not heat resistant and it's generally considered dangerous to use on ducts as it can release poisonous fumes and catch fire. However, "duct tape" is a term that is frequently used to refer to "duck tape", but is surely a misnomer as it's not suitable for use with air ducts (arguably not suitable for use with ducks either) and yet it is waterproof (like a duck).
    - kazinator 1y ago
      People who say "duck tape" today are mishearing "duct tape", and not referring to a water-resistant, non-sticky wrapping from the 19th century. Duct tape (the non-heat-resistant, flammable type) is in fact used for ducts anyway.
      - ndsipa_pomu 1y ago
        Not necessarily as Duck Tape is a well known brand in the UK. Also, using it for ducts is prohibited in California and by building codes in other places (according to Wikipedia).
const_cast 1y ago
Perl can do everything bash can do but faster, more portably, safer, and somehow more readable. There's legitimately zero reason to use Bash outside of Bash being the the thing you happen to know.
bravesoul2 1y ago
Are you sure? Is it bash or terminal and coreutils

The most useful programming language is Bash.

ndsipa_pomu 1y ago

It's the duck tape that holds systems together

kazinator 1y ago
In case you're not making a deliberate duck joke, you should know that it's "duct tape": tape for assembling sections of air duct piping.
- ndsipa_pomu 1y ago
  The original term "duck tape" appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1899 - it was called that due to it being waterproof (c.f. "water off a ducks back") though it was a non-adhesive cotton tape, so different to the modern product. During WWII, Johnson & Johnson were given the job of producing the tape (for securing ammunition boxes) with self-adhesive properties and thus the modern duck tape was invented. After the war, the tape was mass produced and one of the common uses was to wrap air ducts, but the term "duct tape" didn't enter the dictionaries until 1965, although the term "Ductape" was trademarked in 1960 by Albert Arno Inc - their product was a flame-resistant tape that could withstand temperatures up to 204 °C. Note that modern "duck tape" is not heat resistant and it's generally considered dangerous to use on ducts as it can release poisonous fumes and catch fire. However, "duct tape" is a term that is frequently used to refer to "duck tape", but is surely a misnomer as it's not suitable for use with air ducts (arguably not suitable for use with ducks either) and yet it is waterproof (like a duck).
  - kazinator 1y ago
    People who say "duck tape" today are mishearing "duct tape", and not referring to a water-resistant, non-sticky wrapping from the 19th century. Duct tape (the non-heat-resistant, flammable type) is in fact used for ducts anyway.
    - ndsipa_pomu 1y ago
      Not necessarily as Duck Tape is a well known brand in the UK. Also, using it for ducts is prohibited in California and by building codes in other places (according to Wikipedia).

const_cast 1y ago

Perl can do everything bash can do but faster, more portably, safer, and somehow more readable. There's legitimately zero reason to use Bash outside of Bash being the the thing you happen to know.

bravesoul2 1y ago

Are you sure? Is it bash or terminal and coreutils