Re: [dev] [question] Does bash suck?

From: Lee F. <REMOVED_UPON_REQUEST_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 09:22:27 -0400

On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 9:03 AM, Marc Collin <marc.collin7_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi.
> Recently a user from suckless told me that bash sucks, but before I
> could ask why he went offline.
> I tried looking at suckless.org page about software that sucks, but
> couldn't find anything about bash.
> I can imagine why it sucks - no portability! #/bin/sh should be
> enough for everyone. Is that it or is something else to the matter?
> Maybe an entry to suckless.org suck page could be good to clarify
> things and also warn new users.
> Best wishes.
>

Bash is terrible to me because of it's absolutely horrible scripting,
and odd behaviours.
Received on Sat Apr 23 2016 - 15:22:27 CEST