Every time we publish a Linux hack that uses a shell script, someone will chime in about how awful it is to program shell scripts. While we like the ubiquity and efficiency, we can’t disagree… ...

It is easy to dismiss bash — the typical Linux shell program — as just a command prompt that allows scripting. Bash, however, is a full-blown programming language. I wouldn’t pres… ...

Now I can fully focus on learning C and Python,” said Yeung, describing two general-purpose programming languages taught at Holberton.

Recently I have been doing some PowerShell programming, which still presented a learning curve despite my rich background in bash programming. PowerShell and bash have programming languages that are, ...