• Gobbel2000@programming.dev
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    7 months ago

    I won’t argue with you that bash is janky and easily insecure, but what shell language do you think should replace bash?

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        7 months ago

        While there certainly is some overlap, Python is a scripting language and not a shell language. Some tasks that involve calling lots of different programs and juggling input and output streams are much easier done in bash than in Python.

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          7 months ago

          Absolutely true, it was more of a joke because Python is being used for pretty much anything today. I really don’t want to mess with correct indentation in my terminal.

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      7 months ago

      I think fish is simply fantastic. Not only is it significantly more readable than most other shell languages, it was also recently rewritten in Rust (still in testing I think), which gives me a lot of confidence when it comes to your typical vulnerabilities.

      I mean sure, a Rust vulnerability the reason we’re talking, but let’s not forget how valuable memory and thread safety are.