Pat Farrell;221006 Wrote: > 325xi wrote: > > One cannot choose languages and shells working on existing system. > If > > everything here is in ksh I've got to keep it that way. > > And frankly, if I was to do serious things I'd use Java or may be, > less > > likely C++, not those %$^*%% scripts. > > wow, I haven't been in that kind of space in a long long time. > Nearly every system has a half dozen shells installed, you can just #! > > to whatever you want. > > > likely C++, not those %$^*%% scripts. > > I agree, the %$1 scripts can be infuriating. > perl was designed to be a better shell hacking language than > bash/borne/csh/tsh/.... > > C++ would be way down the list, probably not in the top ten. > I'd chose ObjectiveC or Smalltalk before C++. > > YMMV, etc.
I prefer Java to anything. Simple, effective and highly convenient. I really don't get all this attachment to "Unix lifestyle". Why not to get back to perforated cards then, to have a complete "old world" experience? -- 325xi simaudio nova cdp >> simaudio moon i-5 >> revel performa m20 on skylan stands via acoustic zen matrix reference ii and acoustic zen satori sb3 >> audioengine 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35881 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
