<div dir="ltr"><div>On Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 01:36 Ben Oliver <<a href="mailto:ben@bfoliver.com">ben@bfoliver.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div><br></div>> <span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">I don't think that 'simple' necessarily means bash.</span><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">It doesn't - 'simple' and 'written in bash' were two separate points. I was endorsing bash, because:</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> (a) bash is something I already know and can easily audit; and</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> (b) bash has no concept of packages which removes the temptation to import arbitrary functionality.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">I don't have any objection to other languages in principle, but bash has some compelling points that make it ideal <b>for my particular use-case</b>.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">> </span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">You know how pass works, even without looking at the source code.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">But I'm not looking at the source to figure out how it works. I'm looking at the source to ensure it is trustworthy.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Cheers,</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Steve</span></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><p dir="ltr">Cheers,</p>
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