darcy

nice

just for simple tasks, where i need something between the simplicity of bash and the type safety of rust. its just my personal preference when it comes to scripting, although i do believe it should be the first consideration for choosing a user friendly but powerful embedded or config language, like for neovim, especially if performance is a concern, but it will ofc not always be the best option. the 1 index is certainly annoying though, but i would personally rather that than anything to do with python, especially whitespace. the if...then and for...do is the same as bash, so i dont think its that bad

i would say lua if possible, but python has more libraries

endevouros is a great option imo. not as bloated as manjaro, but everything works out of the box. it being arch based makes it easier to install things and troubleshoot, due to arch linux support. i would recommend kde as the desktop environment if you want something fully featured with lots of customizability options, but i3 is nice, but annoying to get started.

respectfully, why did you write it in bash? for the challenge?

which shell? because zsh ps1 formatting is neat :)

custom, baby! based off starship, but half the latency

great explaination

based asl for using vim without plugins. although what is difficult about copy/pasting? i think u can get vim to use the system clipboard with a command

with respect, have you honestly tried desktop linux? what do you consider about it difficult?

you get trapped in Vim because you dont know how to exit.

i get trapped because ive sunk so much time configuring

that would be awesome. i assume youve tried foss alternatives to adobe apps. they arent as good usually (ofc), but still great for most uses imo, unless u are doing stuff proffessionally i suppose

if your looking for something super beginner friendly, i would reccomend Mint (ubuntu based). if you want something slightly more work to learn, then EndevourOS (arch based, similar to manjaro), because it has Pacman and the Arch User Repository. both have good support and community, and many editions (different desktop environments preconfigured), i would recommend KDE or maybe Cinnamon (better for Mint), though it is not as big of a choice as distro (you can change DEs). KDE has a lot of awesome features out of the box, so its a great choice for beginners

as always, Microsoft is the biggest advertiser of Linux

unironically a good point tho.

i hate to be that guy, but pick the right tool for the right job. use markdown for a readme and latex for a research paper. you dont need to create ‘the ultimate file format’ that can do both, but worse and less compatible

which markdown implementation tho ?

i love endevouros. great for beginners. simple transition from DEs, too, for noobs

cancer is bloat

i can almost ignore the hidden ones, but ~/go? no thats just rude