For a shell substitute, though, Ruby and Perl are better due to their enhanced s...

cutler on Aug 23, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Unix shell programming: the next 50 years

For a shell substitute, though, Ruby and Perl are better due to their enhanced support for one-liners. Matz was smart enough to retain Perl's virtues when he created Ruby. Sadly Python has taken over in the same way that VHS killed-off Betamax.