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Evolution of shells in Linux (developerWorks)

Evolution of shells in Linux (developerWorks)

Posted Dec 8, 2011 5:04 UTC (Thu) by tshow (subscriber, #6411)
In reply to: Evolution of shells in Linux (developerWorks) by lkundrak
Parent article: Evolution of shells in Linux (developerWorks)

Ok, the pair of LOOP and POOL have to win some sort of award for being spectacularly awful. Was this done on a bet?


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Evolution of shells in Linux (developerWorks)

Posted Dec 8, 2011 14:35 UTC (Thu) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]

He liked Algol. A lot. Hence BOURNEGOL.

I have never seen another program written in BOURNEGOL, which is a real pity: the more programming becomes a matter of manipulating something deeply disgusting like that, the fewer people will want to be programmers and the higher our paycheques go :P

(similarly, I propose rotating knives and Great Cthulhu in job interviews.)

*removes tongue from cheek*

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