Comments on: Have a question for Steve Bourne? http://pipka.org/blog/2008/12/03/have-a-question-for-steve-bourne/ ... taking over the world like we always do! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:55:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anthony David http://pipka.org/blog/2008/12/03/have-a-question-for-steve-bourne/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Anthony David Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:17:26 +0000 http://pipka.org/?p=742#comment-1041 A question. What syntactical construct would you redo if you had a chance? Not a question. Thank you for creating one of the pillars of the Unix experience. A question. What syntactical construct would you redo if you had a chance?

Not a question. Thank you for creating one of the pillars of the Unix experience.

]]> By: Benjamin Mako Hill http://pipka.org/blog/2008/12/03/have-a-question-for-steve-bourne/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 Benjamin Mako Hill Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:45:57 +0000 http://pipka.org/?p=742#comment-1040 I'm friend with Steve Bourne -- he's great! I hope your friend has fun. I’m friend with Steve Bourne — he’s great! I hope your friend has fun.

]]> By: Alec Clews http://pipka.org/blog/2008/12/03/have-a-question-for-steve-bourne/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Alec Clews Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:22:13 +0000 http://pipka.org/?p=742#comment-1039 I'm sure a journalist can phrase these a little better, but here goes: 1) Compare current UNIX shells (programs that manipulate text) and new MS Windows Power Shell (classes that manipulate objects). Would UNIX benefit from Power Shell approach? 2) If Steve had a blank page to start all over again what would be different in the Bourne shell? 3) Why hasn't the cshell (and it's spawn) dropped off the edge of the planet? Is that actually happening? 4) Is Bash a worthy successor to Bourne shell? Should some things in Bash have been done differently? 5) What is Steve up to these days? I’m sure a journalist can phrase these a little better, but here goes:

1) Compare current UNIX shells (programs that manipulate text) and new MS Windows Power Shell (classes that manipulate objects). Would UNIX benefit from Power Shell approach?

2) If Steve had a blank page to start all over again what would be different in the Bourne shell?

3) Why hasn’t the cshell (and it’s spawn) dropped off the edge of the planet? Is that actually happening?

4) Is Bash a worthy successor to Bourne shell? Should some things in Bash have been done differently?

5) What is Steve up to these days?

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