The Next Big Thing in FOSS, according to the author of Linux Cookbook

http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/778419-meet-xiki-the-revolutionary-command-shell-for-linux-and-mac-os-x/

by trogdoro • 12 years ago

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xemoka• 12 years ago

Previous (recent) discussion and Kickstarter funding link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7869246

And from 2 years ago when it was first introduced to HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4512928

eihglhfglg• 12 years ago

Written in Ruby. Oh dear. I would have at least expected it to be in Node, old skool kids these days.

On a more serious note, my shell of choice is written in C, runs fast, doesn't require a dogshit slow interpreter like Ruby to run, and frankly, I likes it that way.

mitchty• 12 years ago

Why not try it first before doing the knee-jerk hipster "ruby is slow zomgz guys" response.

If it gets big someone will reimplement it in c or some other more not "dogshit slow interpreter" (of which you are aware of rubinius and jruby right? they don't really interpret anymore) language.

doubt_me• 12 years ago

can this be integrated with wolfram alphas new language?

Or do I have the wrong idea

The Next Big Thing in FOSS, according to the author of Linux Cookbook

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