[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

Yes. The compromise of just using an untyped byte stream in a single linear pipeline was a fair tradeoff in the 70s, but it is nearly 2020 and we can do better.

[laumars]

We have done better. The shell I'm writing is typed and I know I'm not the only person to do this (eg Powershell). The issue here is really more with POSIX compatibility but if you're willing to step away from that then you might find an alternative that better suits your needs.

Thankfully switching shells is as painless as switching text editors.

[da_chicken]

> Thankfully switching shells is as painless as switching text editors.

So, somewhere between, "That wasn't as bad as I feared," and, "Sweet Jesus, what fresh new hell have I found myself in"?

[laumars]

haha yes. I was thinking more about launching the shell but you're absolutely right that learning the syntax of a new shell is often non-trivial.