Why would someone need to compile to bash..
Bash is available by default on a huge range of OSes.
Amber: Programming language compiled to Bash
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Re: Amber: Programming language compiled to Bash
#82Great stuff. I hate having to write bash scripts and this seems like a great way to create scripts that will run on even old linuxes. Seems that there are a few sections missing in the documentation, stuff like the standard library and the extended documentation about handling failure, very alpha indeed :^D. I'll definitely be keep an eye on this one.
Re: Amber: Programming language compiled to Bash
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
Also a note about it being Free as in Beer.
No as I really don't understand that - beer costs money.
Precisely, beer costs money so "free as in beer" means "free as in money" as opposed to "free as in freedom" that means "free as in ideology"
Gmail is free as in beer, but not free as in freedom, while RHEL is free as in freedom, but not free as in beer.
Re: Amber: Programming language compiled to Bash
#85Why does the documentation need WebGL? I have WebGL disabled in my main browser for privacy reasons (super-easy to fingerprint), and I only get to see 'Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information).' with an error about ThreeJS initialization in the console. I assume it's for the fancy animation, and I find that ridiculous. Loading a whole 3D library just to sh…
'WebGL disabled' is a pretty strong fingerprint anyways
"Disabled" is not metric among those who have disabled it, while WebGL enabled allows identifying different browsers with WebGL enabled.
I know what you mean, but statistically, I don't think that it is easier to guess the person from those who have disabled it versus the list of all browser fingerprints where is that matching or very close unique fingerprint.
Re: Amber: Programming language compiled to Bash
#86Why would someone need to compile to bash.. how about just use python instead
And enjoy a mad scramble to rewrite everything after Python 4 releases?
For all its faults, after a Bash script works once, it usually just keeps working.
Re: Amber: Programming language compiled to Bash
#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
Also a note about it being Free as in Beer.
No as I really don't understand that - beer costs money.
It's taken from "Free as in [Free] Beer vs Free as in [Free] Speech"
Gratis vs Libre - the former is zero cost (i.e., you're not paying for the free beer), the latter is some cost (i.e., there is a price for free speech - we need to defend the right, accept we won't like everything that is said, etc.)
Re: Amber: Programming language compiled to Bash
#88Would be great if a compiler existed that compiles ClojureScript or Babashka code to Bash.
Re: Amber: Programming language compiled to Bash
#89I like the Kafkaesque design: https://i.imgur.com/U1mpq7e.png
Re: Amber: Programming language compiled to Bash
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not a big deal by I second that. I also thought, "let's see how they are making money out of this". I clicked on the github link and found out it's GPL 3.0, all of it, no open core or similar stuff. Maybe a tiny note about it being open source could help.
Also a note about it being Free as in Beer.
Free as in Freedom, not free as in free beer...