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I already avoid bash scripting so I lose very little. Shell scripting beyond throwaway one-liners is a problem not a solution. (Well that and all my machines c
by yencabulator 1y ago
I already avoid bash scripting so I lose very little. Shell scripting beyond throwaway one-liners is a problem not a solution.
(Well that and all my machines come from the same NixOS configs.)
- nothrabannosir 1y agoHa that’s funny, considering nixos is 99% stdenv which is one of the worst bash monstrosities in existence, and drives people ever further into the swamp of bash. (Ever tried to debug stdenv setup hooks? I still have water damage from the tears.) I have personally embraced the insanity but let’s not kid ourselves about nixos basically just being three bashes in a trench coat. Basically https://xkcd.com/224/ https://xkcd.com/224/ , but s/lisp/nix/ s/perl/bash/
- yencabulator 1y agoIt's my daily driver, but I am holding my nose. Some year something better will show up from someone with more taste (and I know I am not alone in having thoughts on what it would look like), but for now the yak has already been shaven. At least the builds are sandboxed.
- nothrabannosir 1y agoGuix if you can stomach it.