Hey Peter, Interesting stuff. Can you elaberate on how ksh is more secure?
Ta, Chris On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Peter <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 21/12/12 12:00, [email protected] wrote: > Just to add to what Terry and Ralph have written, I work with Linux all day > and > if I need a job done its almost the shell [ I use ksh as its more secure ] > and awk. > > Yes I know python is better and I do sometimes review and re-write the job > into > python and more rarely perl. > I dont think I have touched a compiler in years > It just seems to me that the shell and awk are so convenient because they do > so > much for you and you can concentrate on the real problem. > And awk, unlike perl and to a large extent python is selfcontained. > I dont have to scratch around looking for the particular library - its all > there > available to me. They also encourage small code. > Very much in keeping with the *nix philosophy. > > OK - my 2p worth - for what its worth > Cheers to all - have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. > > pwl > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAlDUV3wACgkQnbH2cLovUvLYtACdFpnR9mHX1wBTuhsJIKZGKoZY > OjwAn0DvJYPkZpBtruxnJa2tZgkct8pc > =3RBj > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-01-08 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-01-08 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
