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Or use Julia for scripts https://github.com/ninjaaron/administrative-scripting-with-j...
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administrative-scripting-with-julia
Guide for writing shell scripts in Julia
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5 sourcesWhen I see a language with `var` to declare variables, I think I would just use julia as https://github.com/ninjaaron/administrative-scripting-with-j...
In Elvish, expressive programming language and a versatile interactive shellThe example of opening files within a do block could be explained better. [1] The article implies that the file gets closed when it goes out of scope, but doesn’t explain how it works.
[1] https://github.com/ninjaaron/administrative-scripting-with-j...
In Administrative Scripting with JuliaI appreciate the "Why You Shouldn't Use Julia for Administrative Scripts" section[0] which asked exactly the questions I would have asked.
The choice of (non-Bash) language to write command line utilities is in a bit of odd spot right now. Python is basically almost everywhere installed but the dependency on runtime + venv oddities bring their own set of problems. Java has similar runtime needs though things might improve with initiatives regarding native binary compilation (though including the runtime may not produce exactly lightweight executables) - also, not super popular among the younger crowd. Perl used to be a hot favorite in this space but I don't think lot of people are writing new stuff in Perl even though it is still present by default almost everywhere. Go is almost perfect here except I don't want to deal with 3x the boiler
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plate. Personally I think Rust isn't a bad choice (libraries like clap hugely reduce the boilerplate) but the learning curve makes it a harder sell (even though for basic utilities, I don't think there would be too much wrestling with the borrow checker). Another choice that comes to mind is Nim; I think it is very well positioned except a lot of people don't know even about it so its a hard sell + even among those who know, everyone is looking at everyone else to take the initiative to adopt it in a corporate environment at a non-trivial scale.
[0]: https://github.com/ninjaaron/administrative-scripting-with-j...
Administrative Scripting with Julia
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