macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including Python, Ruby, and Perl

Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by jypepin on Thursday June 06, 2019 @01:38AM (#20111885)

One good thing about programming on Mac is the UNIX environment which basically works just like on Linux. Makes it great for finding questions/solutions that work (vs on Windows for example).

Do you see that changing as macOS gets away from UNIX? That would probably be a bad hit on apple if Linux becomes then the de facto programming OS when Apple drops UNIX

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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by toyg on Thursday June 06, 2019 @07:44AM (#20113542)

> if Linux becomes then the de facto programming OS

It is already. Deployed any production service on macOS, of late? Windows and MacOS both, are now forced to run Linux compatibility layers (Docker, WSL...); the Mac one just happens to be thinner because of the choices made at NeXT back in the day.

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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by a-ogilvie on Thursday June 06, 2019 @02:18AM (#20112051)

What makes you think Apple has any plans to move away from Unix?

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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by coldtea on Thursday June 06, 2019 @04:28AM (#20112621)

The alarmist first comment in this very thread...

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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by jypepin on Thursday June 06, 2019 @06:08AM (#20113059)

from the comment I am answering to

> They've been gradually deprecating Unix for 20 years, and designing the OS they want.

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