Using bash inside npm for more maintainable scripting.
https://james-forbes.com/?/posts/alternative-to-npm-scripts
Using bash inside npm for more maintainable scripting.
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Using bash inside npm for more maintainable scripting.
https://james-forbes.com/?/posts/alternative-to-npm-scripts
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Wow, why would you use bash when you’ve got JavaScript available?
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I imagine that it is a result of JavaScript not being able to interact with the operating system like bash can.
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Yep. Bash remains more succinct for running tasks. This is the role Gulp is normally used for. Maybe we need a JavaScriptScript.
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jssh?
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Is there not a JavaScript shell? I assumed there would be by now.
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Not that I’m aware of. There’s Node itself of course but your need to import some dependencies to be able to do shell things.
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It’s worth fixing (letting JavaScript easily do system things). Shell scripting languages suck.
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