It's because so many here on hn are the compsci theoritical programmer, sysadmins are dying devops is everything, kind of people who don't actually support prod

It's because so many here on hn are the compsci theoritical programmer, sysadmins are dying devops is everything, kind of people who don't actually support production systems other than maybe their particular depts single page webapp, etc... Hn has a problem with people living in the SV filter bubble seeing everything through that lens... in the real world, bash is still a king. When your devs shit out some bad code that causes your sysadmin to get a call at 3am... he's using bash to fix your fucking nodejs or whatever fadofthemoment bullshit you decided to run with. Of course entire applications generally shouldn't be in bash... it's like a kit of duct tape, epoxy, and rivets. Of course you should have made the product better, but when it does break, bash can keep it together until you get to the shop. I also think there is a certain amount of eliteism. It has such a low barrier to entry, it's like some people hate the idea of people being able to program without being programmers. I've heard it all so much here it just goes in one ear and out the other. /end bofh rant