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It doesn't install a man page for itself, requires weird-ass fonts, has a fraction of the features of the real ls [0], and runs about half as fast ... However

It doesn't install a man page for itself, requires weird-ass fonts, has a fraction of the features of the real ls [0], and runs about half as fast ... However it's written in our lord and savior RUST and has lots of colors so this shit is definitely "next gen." 0: http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/ls.html http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/ls...

hermanradtke 7y ago
I will stick with exa instead. https://github.com/ogham/exa https://github.com/ogham/exa
- guytv 7y ago
  I am using exa now, and was wondering the same thing. Could you explain why you made the decision? what's the difference?
echelon 7y ago
> our lord and savior RUST So you're using this as an opportunity to bash an entire language ecosystem? The merits of this project have no bearing on Rust or its adoption.
- bobbylarrybobby 7y ago
  I think they were referring to the fact that when a new popular language arises, people rush to build things in that language and then act as if the language itself is sufficient to make the resulting product good instead of any inherent merits.
- paulddraper 7y ago
  I don't think the parent was bashing Rust. I think the parent was bashing the attendant hype and the resulting reinventions but worse. There was a blog I read about the Rust Zealot Brigade (or similar name) that would reliably descend on any HN conversation.
saagarjha 7y ago
I'd call this a "shallow dismissal" (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html): perhaps you could reword your response to be a bit nicer?
- deleted 7y ago
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- paulddraper 7y ago
  I think there was a number of reasons given.
  - saagarjha 7y ago
    It wasn't particularly nice, though, and I'm not quite sure all of the comments given qualify as non-shallow.
mkgolden 7y ago
I'm geekin lol
shaklee3 7y ago
I would try it if @burntsushi wrote it...
dang 7y ago
Would you please stop posting snarky comments here? The site guidelines explicitly ask you not to: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.

hermanradtke 7y ago

I will stick with exa instead. https://github.com/ogham/exa https://github.com/ogham/exa

guytv 7y ago
I am using exa now, and was wondering the same thing. Could you explain why you made the decision? what's the difference?

echelon 7y ago

> our lord and savior RUST So you're using this as an opportunity to bash an entire language ecosystem? The merits of this project have no bearing on Rust or its adoption.

bobbylarrybobby 7y ago
I think they were referring to the fact that when a new popular language arises, people rush to build things in that language and then act as if the language itself is sufficient to make the resulting product good instead of any inherent merits.
paulddraper 7y ago
I don't think the parent was bashing Rust. I think the parent was bashing the attendant hype and the resulting reinventions but worse. There was a blog I read about the Rust Zealot Brigade (or similar name) that would reliably descend on any HN conversation.

saagarjha 7y ago

I'd call this a "shallow dismissal" (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html): perhaps you could reword your response to be a bit nicer?

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paulddraper 7y ago
I think there was a number of reasons given.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  It wasn't particularly nice, though, and I'm not quite sure all of the comments given qualify as non-shallow.

mkgolden 7y ago

I'm geekin lol

shaklee3 7y ago

I would try it if @burntsushi wrote it...

dang 7y ago

Would you please stop posting snarky comments here? The site guidelines explicitly ask you not to: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.