From: Kyrre Nygard <kyrreny@...>
Date: 2006-06-10T00:52:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby's role in future operating systems

At 17:21 09.06.2006, James Edward Gray II wrote:
>On Jun 9, 2006, at 9:51 AM, Kyrre Nygard wrote:
>
>>I keep thinking that if all the Bash scripts in FreeBSD instead
>>were to be
>>Ruby, things would take less code and perhaps even move faster.
>
>I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the value of shell scripting
>languages.  They target a different problem space:  gluing programs
>together.  It's easy to write shell scripts using redirection and
>pipes that would be significantly bigger when translated to Ruby.
>
>James Edward Gray II

Hello James,

You're making a good point here. But to me it feels like a "if it works
don't fix it" kind of thing. I mean, all in all, wouldn't Ruby prevail?

Feel free to show me some examples though.

Also, what if this operating system were to use a Ruby shell?

All the best,
Kyrre