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		sebstefan on July 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jeffrey Snover and the Making of PowerShell I don't trust myself so I need my language to not be bug-prone (and I don't recommend it for others because if we're looking at it realistically, most people who trust themselves shouldn't trust themselves)

nunez on July 5, 2024 | [–]

Shellcheck is amazing at preventing bugs!

jonhohle on July 4, 2024 | | [–]

Do you write unit tests in other languages? Do you write unit tests for your bash scripts?

nunez on July 5, 2024 | | [–]

Yes, if the "script" is big enough. I use BATS for that.

candiddevmike on July 4, 2024 | [–]

> I don't trust myself so I need my language to not be bug-prone

Which language is that?

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