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Notice that when executing a single expression, Amber automatically includes it's standard library for you.I guess I don't understand the point. Could someone summarize why I would use this rather than writing my utilities in something that doesn't compile to a quirky, limited programming language?
Because the runtime for those utilities is available on just about every Linuxy OS there is. Saves you having to install the runtime separately, eg in your CI pipeline.
Maybe there are existing scripting langs that make this so? Ambers approach is not bad but I feel it could be even better.
I also question the mindset that conflates programming with using a program. It seems until some philosopher explains the difference programming can't move forward.
Aside from that shell is the way many (most?) people interact with their computer, so some may find it offensive.
It seems to generate very bad/odd shell so I won't use it. I also question the mindset that conflates programming with using a program. It seems until some philosopher explains the difference programming can't move forward. Aside from that shell is the way many (most?) people interact with their computer, so some may find it offensive.
To my eye, this does not look good. I consider myself to be quite proficient in bash. I write a lot of bash professionally. I've written a compiler (transpiler?) for a strongly typed configuration language that outputs bash. There are three main problems I see here. (1) Pipelines, subshells, and external dependencies. The example on the website compiles a conditional `if age if [ $(echo ${__0_age} ' Pipelines and sub…
What I really want for scripting usecases is a language that has modern language concepts (easy to use arrays and maps, text formatting strings, etc) but that allows me to call commands as easily as I could call functions. Maybe there are existing scripting langs that make this so? Ambers approach is not bad but I feel it could be even better.
What I really want for scripting usecases is a language that has modern language concepts (easy to use arrays and maps, text formatting strings, etc) but that allows me to call commands as easily as I could call functions. Maybe there are existing scripting langs that make this so? Ambers approach is not bad but I feel it could be even better.
The syntax is something like this:
text=@(ls -lh).replace('a','b').split('b')Also: I don’t see mentioned how pipes affect the exit code propagation (i.e. pipefail).