838
No Mercy (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 3 months ago by sag@lemm.ee to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] capital@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Why u gotta hate on PowerShell like that? I like it. 😭

[-] stetech@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

It might be nice and all that (I wouldn’t know), but it’s not a sub- nor superset of glorious POSIX

[-] MrPommeroy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Probably because it's the scripting language equivalent to Clippy. Ref.: Approved "verbs"

[-] pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 3 months ago

Boy oh boy would you hate AppleScript. This is what I have to type to throw files in the trash instead of deleting them.

tell application ”Finder” to delete POSIX file “/full/fucking/path/to/file”
[-] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 1 points 3 months ago

Why do you need to "tell" some "application"? Why do you need a "finder" if you know the absolute path already? Does this imply that "finder" always runs, ready to be told something?

[-] pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 months ago

Finder is macOS equivalent of Windows Explorer (maybe, it’s been a while). I assume Linux desktop suites have various similar processes. In other words, a second optional layer (with more features) to access runtime libc file manipulation api.

[-] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 1 points 3 months ago

Explorers in Linux don't work like this. They are just some app you can move your files with.

[-] pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 months ago

Yes. Finder is just some app you can move files with on macOS.

[-] capital@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I really appreciate the consistency. People also dog it for being verbose to write but it makes it so much more legible.

/shrug

[-] MrPommeroy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I usually write verbose code and use self-documenting function names, but to have such a limited set of verbs available can be frustrating. They could at least have used a proper dictionary and included all verbs. Then have a map of synonyms that are preferred, like instead of 'create' they prefer 'new' (which isn't even a verb).

[-] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

You don't have to follow best practices though. You can name shit pretty much whatever you want.

[-] MrPommeroy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

No, but if you don't the UI will nag at you just like Clippy did, which is my point.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Only if you haven't disabled or dismissed the "problem"

[-] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 4 points 3 months ago

Your opinion is wrong, Powershell must be banished

[-] dezmd@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago
[-] capital@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I find objects much easier to work with rather than a bunch of string manipulation.

[-] dezmd@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Just think of strings as the objects.

/waves magic wand

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

It's one of those things wher eI'm sure it's fine if you learn it. But it's not DOS CMD, but also not bash.

So instead of improving CMD to have more features or just going all the way and offering an official bash implementation, they want me to learn a third thing. Just don't have time for it.

[-] capital@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

It’s second to none if you have to get things done in a Windows environment, especially if dealing with Active Directory.

But if not, I don’t blame you for not picking it up. Right tool for the job and all that.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

I do use it occasionally, but I gotta google for the command every time. So not exactly learning it.

this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2024
838 points (92.7% liked)

linuxmemes

21009 readers
397 users here now

Hint: :q!


Sister communities:


Community rules (click to expand)

1. Follow the site-wide rules

2. Be civil
  • Understand the difference between a joke and an insult.
  • Do not harrass or attack members of the community for any reason.
  • Leave remarks of "peasantry" to the PCMR community. If you dislike an OS/service/application, attack the thing you dislike, not the individuals who use it. Some people may not have a choice.
  • Bigotry will not be tolerated.
  • These rules are somewhat loosened when the subject is a public figure. Still, do not attack their person or incite harrassment.
  • 3. Post Linux-related content
  • Including Unix and BSD.
  • Non-Linux content is acceptable as long as it makes a reference to Linux. For example, the poorly made mockery of sudo in Windows.
  • No porn. Even if you watch it on a Linux machine.
  • 4. No recent reposts
  • Everybody uses Arch btw, can't quit Vim, and wants to interject for a moment. You can stop now.

  • Please report posts and comments that break these rules!

    founded 1 year ago
    MODERATORS