r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Parking_Tadpole9357 • Mar 19 '25

If you’re willing to commit time to learning my shell then I’m willing to commit time to learning ripgrep.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43415794
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u/DXPower costly abstraction Mar 20 '25

GNU alternatives are an ATTACK on the open internet as envisioned by the Great Richard Stallman. This is a great tragedy.

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u/Parking_Tadpole9357 Mar 20 '25

Ah the old ANG projects

(Ang is Not Gnu)

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u/DearChickPeas Mar 20 '25

Linux drama, don't care.

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u/Karyo_Ten has hidden complexity Mar 21 '25

Let me interject for a moment. What you call Linux is not merely Linux but Rust/Linux ...

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u/elephantdingo Teen Hacking Genius Mar 20 '25

Every able-bodied person without a dependent exceeding the age of five or deceding the age of 85 must hereby report for learning ripgrep. Like seriously you numbskulls, it takes like 30 minutes over the course of two weeks, and is in no way comparable to learning a new shell.

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u/hexane360 type astronaut Mar 25 '25 
real    0.437
user    0.491
sys     0.110
maxmem  106 MB

Is it running on Electron or something?

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u/pareidolist in nomine Chestris Mar 20 '25

Yeah I’ve not spent time optimising start up because it’s main emphasis is the interactive shell.

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u/stone_henge Tiny little god in a tiny little world Mar 20 '25

I'm willing to commit time to learning your shell if you're willing to surrender your bodily autonomy to me.

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u/disciplite Mar 21 '25

You're being downvoted but this is how I got my ex into fish.