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RFC: To RUBY or NOT RUBY
rms46:
--- Quote from: tinypoodle on March 19, 2013, 09:55:55 AM ---I'd replace the "bash" in 1) by "sh" for portability.
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For "TinyCore", how standard is busybox's "sh"?
BTW: I still have no idea on how to use busybox's "vi", and therefore worry if there will be unknown glitches of "sh".
gerald_clark:
How does your inability to learn vi suggest there might be problems with ash?
rms46:
--- Quote from: gerald_clark on March 19, 2013, 02:56:40 PM ---How does your inability to learn vi suggest there might be problems with ash?
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I am not sure on how this is related to "ash". Does "busybox" implement "ash"?
And, yes: I am having problem to learn/understand busybox since it is quite different compared to the real commands. E.g. busybox's "vi" in Tinycore even do not implement a simple "u"/ undo.
tinypoodle:
Alternatively you could compile bash with "--enable-strict-posix-default --enable-xpg-echo-default".
althalus:
--- Quote from: Rahmat on March 19, 2013, 02:40:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: bmarkus on March 19, 2013, 09:06:04 AM ---Python
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Sure, Python is a GREAT language and "cleaner" than Perl. However, is it easy to be taught to the ones with not much programming interest?
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Python reads almost like pseudo code. I would say that should make it very easy for a good teacher. Also, a good number of schools and universities are using python to introduce programming concepts to students. I'd say that's a pretty good endorsement.
But... I would ask what is the goal? At the end of the course/session/whatever, what do the newbies need to be able to do? Which language is best for the tasks and skills you want to prepare them for? I would highly recommend python over ruby, but that might be my personal preferences. Bash, on the other hand, will force your rookies to learn a little bit about linux and how it works.
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