CoreUtils implemented in pure JavaScript

Re:CoreUtils implemented in pure JavaScript by recursive on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @01:17PM (#11338112)

It's more simple from the point of view of the processor, I suppose, but that's not a useful metric for me.

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Re:CoreUtils implemented in pure JavaScript by StavrosK on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @01:51PM (#11338428)

Is your unit of simplicity really "I already have this installed"? Because then this hello world line I just wrote is more complex than your OS.

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Re:CoreUtils implemented in pure JavaScript by recursive on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @02:51PM (#11338951)

Maybe simplicity isn't exactly what I'm talking about, but yes. In fact, I couldn't run your hello world without running my OS. So from a practical point of view, me running your hello world has a dependency on my OS. From that perspective, it's easier for me to run my OS than your hello world.

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Re:CoreUtils implemented in pure JavaScript by StavrosK on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @06:26PM (#11340428)

I see. So you have these coreutils installed? Because if not, they're exactly as "simple" as cygwin, which is also not installed.

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Re:CoreUtils implemented in pure JavaScript by recursive on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @08:48PM (#11341234)

No, I don't. I have a vague recollection that cygwin was a huge and confusing monolith, but I haven't looked at it in years. This new javascript thing sounded more straight-forward. It's not really objectively supported.

I don't even like javascript.

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Re:CoreUtils implemented in pure JavaScript by umanwizard on Thursday March 24, 2016 @11:18PM (#11358297)

Cygwin is pretty simple to install and use. Download an .exe installer, click click click, open the Cygwin prompt shortcut.

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Re:CoreUtils implemented in pure JavaScript by joesb on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @02:45PM (#11338888)

From the point of view of the user, yes.

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