csh programing book

[Chuck Robey]

Chad Perrin wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 02:57:12PM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote:
>> Actually, I like ksh better, if you are really going all out for a 
>> programming shell, but if you're really after a scripting language, why 
>> restrict yourself to shells?  things like Python & Ruby knock hell out 
>> of both ksh and bash.  That's hardly even arguable.  Too bad there isn't 
>> a good friendly shell-like mode to Python.  Ruby would be out there, you 
>> couldn't even think about using a OO based tool for a user shell, those 
>> things need to be thought out, and that's the antithesis of being a 
>> friendly shell.
> 
> Considering I use Ruby's interactive interpreter, irb, all the time -- I
> don't really agree that you couldn't make a good user shell from Ruby.  A
> couple of tweaks in the way irb works would make for one of the best user
> shells I'd ever seen.  All that's missing is an easier way to execute
> external programs, as far as I can tell.
> 

Well, I was only giving my personal opinion.  I've never used irb, but 
it seems to me that using any sort of OO tool as a shell would be "cruel 
and unusual", but I guess it takes all kinds, and I certainly wouldn't 
prevent you from enjoying yourself, same as I'd expect from you to mine.