On 2017-03-31 05:32 AM, Hemo wrote:
> Re: Re: Opinion on Pascal
> By: jagossel to Deavmi on Thu Mar 30 2017 06:07 pm
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> ja> Re: Re: Opinion on Pascal
> ja> By: Deavmi to Ennev on Thu Mar 30 2017 10:28 pm
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> >> Can we all agree though that Bash is a shit language.
>
> ja> In what way? What little experience I had with it, it was no different
> ja> that the strange syntax of Windows/DOS Batch scripting. I did find BASH t
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> ja> be more picky, though. I will agree it's a terrible language to script in
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> ja> but I will add on the fact that it is the most picky.
>
> Sorry to interject here, jumping into the middle of a conversation..
>
> I would never consider Bash a programming language any more than I would DOS.
>
> Both are more of a 'user interface', and over time capabilities were added so
> someone didn't have to sit down and write a program to do something.
>
> But.. as a scripting language, it is similar to a programming language in that
> is has specific syntax for specific commands. If you don't get the syntax
> correct, you're screwed no matter what language you're working in.
>
> I find bash useful for scripting system commands and simple text or flat file
> processing. Expect is a bit nicer when you need to react different depending
> on a system or program response. Then again, I think that is about what these
> two were designed for...
>
> okay then.. carry on..
>
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> Hemo
>
> .... I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.
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Python is technically seen as a scripting language too but atleast it's
better. Idk though. i love Python (you can use it as a command-line,
just differently).
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