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- From: martin@datacomm.ucc.okstate.edu (Martin McCormick)
- Subject: Re: Shell Scripts vs. C programs
- Message-ID: <1992Sep5.022523.26402@unx.ucc.okstate.edu>
- Keywords: shell script, C
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- Organization: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
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- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 02:25:23 GMT
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- I have really been enjoying this thread. There are some
- really interesting philosophical points raised here that have
- crossed my mind many times. My background is not Computer
- Science, but is a mixture of Journalism and Broadcasting plus
- electronics. I got into computers because they have such
- potential to emulate discrete logic circuitry without as many
- of the hassles one finds when trying to build logic-oriented
- hardware. Having been blind all my life, I also see the
- potential of computers and programmable controllers for
- providing a way to design all kinds of nifty devices that
- solve various logistical problems associated with functioning
- in a world where information and instrumentation are so
- important.
- I am also lazy. On PC's, when I want to do something in
- a hurry, I try it in Basic. If it works, I am apt to leave
- it that way. If it runs too slowly, I might be inclined to
- try Pascal or C since a good compiler will assemble code that
- runs much faster than the Basic interpreter can ever hope to
- run. In unix, I feel the same way about shell scripts. They
- are quick to write but slow to run. Most of the time, who
- cares? I know I must continue to learn C because of its
- sophistication and because there are C compilers which
- generate machine code for programmable controllers like the
- Motorola 68hc11.
- I am just glad to know that there are others who like to
- keep it simple, if possible.
-
- Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK
- O.S.U. Computer Center Data Communications Group
-