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by IshKebab 179 days ago
> Any language in the wrong hands is error prone.

Talk about naive!
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linksnapzz 179 days ago
Feel free to implement system utilities in whichever language you feel will completely eliminate the possibility of bugs.

I wait with bated breath.

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IshKebab 179 days ago
"error-prone" means bugs are more likely than the alternatives. It doesn't mean that the alternatives completely eliminate the possibility of bugs. Come on.
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linksnapzz 178 days ago
I wonder what the tally is for "things posted to HN that'll replace bash/ksh/zsh in every respect REAL Soon Now". It's a genre of post unto itself.
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IshKebab 178 days ago
What language is Systemd written in? I'm pretty sure it's not Bash.
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linksnapzz 178 days ago
I've never been able to use systemd as a command interpreter.
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IshKebab 178 days ago
An init system doesn't need to be a command interpreter. Why are you being so obtuse?
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