Re: why not update bash syntax while maintaining backwards compatibility?

Hi, thanks for a quick response. I makes sense now. Did not think about the calls with =, my bad. On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 8:26 AM Vlad Vladov wrote: > Hi, > I think bash is great and more people should use it. However, it has a bit > more picky syntax than many other modern languages

why not update bash syntax while maintaining backwards compatibility?

Hi, I think bash is great and more people should use it. However, it has a bit more picky syntax than many other modern languages and shell scripts. For example assigning a var requires having no spaces between = and var and assignment. I think this kind of thing can be fixed while still maintainin