Quoth Chad Perrin on Tuesday, 04 January 2011: > On Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 09:33:03AM -0800, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > > >>>>> "Patrick" == Patrick Bihan-Faou <patrick.bihan-f...@teambox.fr> > > >>>>> writes: > > > > Patrick> cat asdf.txt | grep -v XYZ | grep -v bla > > > > And yet, you still have the "Useless Use of Cat". > > The weirdest thing about most useless uses of cat is that not using cat > would actually be a little clearer and involve fewer keystrokes -- as in > this case. > > -- > Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
I blame OOP. Programmer thinks about the data stream before they think about the process. It's a nouns-first orientation. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com
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