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Re: bug-bash Digest, Vol 237, Issue 30
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Lawrence Velázquez |
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Re: bug-bash Digest, Vol 237, Issue 30 |
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Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:16:29 -0400 |
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On Sun, Aug 28, 2022, at 1:17 PM, Yair Lenga wrote:
> Yes, you are correct - (most/all of) of those examples "K&R".
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> However, given bash's important role in modern computing - isn't it time to
> take advantage of new language features ?
Why? What benefit would that actually provide?
> this can make code more readable,
> efficient and reliable.
In practice, there's only person who really interacts with bash
code. If he doesn't think there's a problem with K&R style, then
it's not going to change.
> I doubt that
> many users are trying to install a new bash in a system that was
> built/configured 15 years ago.
You might be surprised.
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vq