[rfittich]

I think this perspective is essential in our ever-evolving tech industry. Bash, despite its quirks and often steep learning curve, has its niche in our toolset.

Its power lies in its simplicity and direct access to system level functions, which makes it an efficient tool for system administrators and developers working in DevOps. It's excellent for automating small to medium-sized tasks on UNIX-like systems where the overhead of a full-fledged language would be overkill.

While it's true that bash has its limitations, the value of its ubiquity cannot be overstated. The bash shell is everywhere - from massive server clusters to tiny embedded systems. This means that a bash script written on one system is very likely to work unchanged on another.

[csdvrx]

> the value of its ubiquity cannot be overstated

TBH it's among the many reasons I've return to bash from zsh

I want to experience first hand the limitations I may hit on other servers.

I also try to use #!/bin/ash in my scripts to live life in hard mode :)