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1. BadBad+Wo[view] [source] 2026-01-07 17:48:36
>>raveni+(OP)
I have always struggled a bit with shell replacements. I use zsh but only because of oh-my-zsh. Apart from that I always thought of shell scripts as a necessary evil for interoperability. Today you can usually expect a linux system to have bash or at least sh. That is why I do shell scripting. Nushell is usally not preinstalled on a system and so I cannot expect it.

If I want to do real scripting/programming I use python or another dedicated programming language. I don't really know what the value of Nushell is for me. Maybe the plugin system is amazing but at the moment I miss nothing in my zsh.

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2. xpe+vp1[view] [source] 2026-01-07 21:53:50
>>BadBad+Wo
We all know the dueling aphorisms of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" versus "no risk, no reward", so I'll just say this: there is a middle way. I keep a whole lotta Zsh and Bash scripts. But for work on systems I control, Nushell is a boon. I use it for interactive work and add scripts when I see a need.
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