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Re:Scripting with Go: A Modest Proposal by subjectsigma on Sunday August 20, 2023 @05:48PM (#37203224)
> If you're careful with variable scoping and error handling, bash is perfectly functional for many uses.

“Loaded guns are perfectly functional for juggling, just be careful with the trigger and you won’t shoot yourself in the foot!”

You are technically correct but why bother with being careful when you could just avoid writing bash?

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Re:Scripting with Go: A Modest Proposal by sgarland on Sunday August 20, 2023 @07:10PM (#37203825)
Because it's really fast to iterate on if you know it, it's available basically everywhere and has no external dependencies, and you don't have to compile it.
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