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> Not many young people know Perl or Tcl

There are more young people who know Perl or Tcl or Lisp than know Crush. I've never understood this reasoning - "Hardly anyone knows X. Let's replace it with something nobody knows." At most, you're making an argument about a lack of sunk cost.

> May be some "new" shell will catch up and tomorrow's "all" programs will be compatible with that shell

Think of it like transitioning to life in a wheelchair. You can't "catch up" with your house - it just wasn't designed for wheelchair use. Renovating all the narrow corridors, random steps, tight angles and vertical reaches probably costs more than rebuilding.

In this comparison, the mobility mode is your shell.

parent _jal 6 years ago

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