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> controversial I did hear an opinion (somewhere else) that a shell shouldn't have associative arrays either and it was a mistake... > Nushell Nushell is a c

by ilyash 1y ago

> controversial I did hear an opinion (somewhere else) that a shell shouldn't have associative arrays either and it was a mistake... > Nushell Nushell is a candidate and some people use it and like it. I personally disagree with the design. Then again, I'm not objective. I created Next Generation Shell. It's a fully fledged programming language with domain specific facilities (for running external programs for example). I like this approach more than trying to improve over a shell. It fits my brain better.

account-5 1y ago
I've never heard of your project. I'll have a look, I'm always in awe of people who see a problem and then do something about it, so well done. Nushell can run external programs too, and process their output. Something just clicked for me with Nushell.
- ilyash 1y ago
  Thanks! I think it's about alignment of the project and how you think. If it won't be it this time, I'm working on the user interface of Next Generation Shell now and I would like to encourage you to revisit the project once that is done. Plan: https://github.com/ngs-lang/ngs/wiki/UI-Design https://github.com/ngs-lang/ngs/wiki/UI-Design https://github.com/ngs-lang/ngs/wiki/UI-Chain-Design https://github.com/ngs-lang/ngs/wiki/UI-Chain-Design Tldr: interactive objects on the screen, each interaction results "interaction record" (structured data about what happened), semantic understanding of what's happening, record/replay facility.