True. And that may be what he meant by failure. If "everyone" isn't using them, then he considers them a "failure". What I observe however is that these utilities are not going to disappear, they are not going to be…
I think the implication is that many would give you back 10 pages. And that's why I generally don't trust the products of most of today's "professional software developers" for doing anything important. But I trust UNIX…
When I read comments like this I'm left with two questions: 1. What are "serious applications"? 2. How does this person define "failed"? This task of counting word frequencies looks like an ideal job for awk. But there…
Given the choice, I think sed is more reliable. Not too long ago, in one well-regarded UNIX-like OS, it was discovered that head could not handle large files over a certain size. Mind you, it would not be an issue if…
True. And that may be what he meant by failure. If "everyone" isn't using them, then he considers them a "failure". What I observe however is that these utilities are not going to disappear, they are not going to be…
I think the implication is that many would give you back 10 pages. And that's why I generally don't trust the products of most of today's "professional software developers" for doing anything important. But I trust UNIX…
When I read comments like this I'm left with two questions: 1. What are "serious applications"? 2. How does this person define "failed"? This task of counting word frequencies looks like an ideal job for awk. But there…
Given the choice, I think sed is more reliable. Not too long ago, in one well-regarded UNIX-like OS, it was discovered that head could not handle large files over a certain size. Mind you, it would not be an issue if…