tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222267598459829544.post3854809823641383577..comments2024-03-22T10:39:41.607-07:00Comments on Ben Lynn's Online Garbage: The timeless beauty of shell scriptsBen Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117417699962852340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222267598459829544.post-55843265223603548302010-08-01T09:54:29.008-07:002010-08-01T09:54:29.008-07:00Check out Object Shell: http://geophile.com/osh. I...Check out Object Shell: http://geophile.com/osh. It applies the idea of command-lines comprising small commands combined by piping to Python. You run the command line in a standard shell, but the commands are snippets of python, and python objects are what's piped between commands.O(1)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10626189956976092000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222267598459829544.post-58449638505232534662010-08-02T02:06:45.963-07:002010-08-02T02:06:45.963-07:00python and bash are not the only languages that ca...python and bash are not the only languages that can help you to solve the puzzles... I tried R and it works fine. But probably perl and ruby would do fine too...<br>Is there a solution sheet in several different languages? Would be interesting to see.Ferdinand Jamitzkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13358738295341996796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222267598459829544.post-38088460517599135482010-08-02T07:20:40.429-07:002010-08-02T07:20:40.429-07:00You don't need a "better shell" to i...You don't need a "better shell" to incorporate snippets of other languages in a shell script, all you need is the ability to pass the snippet on the command line. You can do that with perl, awk, even applescript.Resunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926139083455275005noreply@blogger.com