Comment on What OS should I use for self-hosting that doesn't require extensive terminal knowledge?
dgdft@lemmy.world 1 week agoIt’s a 36 y/o language, mate. I still reference my copy all the time, and found it to be a great definitive resource when I was learning.
How many bash 4/5 features are you seriously using on a regular basis? What do you think is out-of-date?
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 week ago
Are you under the impression that that language hasn’t changed?
dgdft@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Since it seems like you don’t know much about bash at all, I promise the book will help you.
You can be someone who actually knows what they’re talking about instead of making embarrassing, snarky comments that expose your lack of education on the topic at hand.
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 week ago
Maybe you can be the kind of person who isn’t offended by questions and retaliates with personal insults. Just a thought.
dgdft@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You didn’t start by asking a question. You needlessly trashed a helpful suggestion from a place of ignorance, then asked a naive question defensively to mask a lack of knowledge.
That is rude and trollish behavior.
dgdft@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Bash has had some nice minor features and syntax sugar added, but the fundamentals are entirely the same. All the examples in the book work just the same today as they did when it was written.
What was added in 4.X or 5.x that you can’t live without?