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Amber the programming language compiled to Bash, 0.5.1 release (docs.amber-lang.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/linux@programming.dev
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My primary use case for Amber is when I need to write a Bash script but don't remember the silly syntax. My most recent Bash mistake was misusing test -n and test -z. In Amber, I can just use something == "" or len(something) == 0

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[–] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'm reminded of the horrid example showcased on the amber-lang website previously.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    They know you can just do if ((age < 18)) in bash, right?

    Or rather if ((10#$age < 18)) because age=021 would not be adult 😉 Hopefully, they protect against that at least.

    (I had to double-check this stupid default is still a thing, since I moved to zsh many years ago.)

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