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Stop writing CLI validation. Parse it right the first time

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203 points dahlia | 1 comments | 06 Sep 25 18:20 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bschwindHN ◴[07 Sep 25 09:25 UTC] No.45156696[source]▶
Rust with Clap solved this forever ago.

Also - don't write CLI programs in languages that don't compile to native binaries. I don't want to have to drag around your runtime just to execute a command line tool.

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perching_aix ◴[07 Sep 25 13:51 UTC] No.45158148[source]▶
Like shell scripts? Cause I mean, I agree, I think this world would be a better place if starting tomorrow shell scripts were no longer a thing. Just probably not what you meant.
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1. ycombobreaker ◴[07 Sep 25 15:40 UTC] No.45159160[source]▶
Shell scripts are a byproduct of the shell existing. Generations of programmers have cut their teeth in CLI environments. Anything that made shell scripts "no longer a thing" would necessarily destroy the interactive environment, and sounds like a ladder-pull to the curiosity of future generations.