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Amber the programming language compiled to Bash, 0.5.1 release (docs.amber-lang.com)
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My primary use case for Amber is when I need to write a Bash script but don't remember the silly syntax. My most recent Bash mistake was misusing test -n and test -z. In Amber, I can just use something == "" or len(something) == 0

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[โ€“] chris104@mastodon.social 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

@SinTan1729 @sga I've been toying with the idea of learning Go. I currently tinker in python and bash scripts. Is Go worth my time learning?

[โ€“] SinTan1729@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Oh, definitely. Its syntax is so simple, you can basically learn the basics over an afternoon. Outside of applications where consistent low latency is critical, if I can spare some extra RAM and CPU, I prefer Go to Rust.