10 comments

  • ReDress an hour ago

    I just looked at the first example / utility he implemented; which was 'touch'

    Will this actually update the 'last modified' date for an already existing file?

    Also, there's a standard way of processing command line arguments on Linux/Unix, which is not being followed here.

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    • _ache_ 28 minutes ago

      No it will *replace* or create the files "touched" by an empty file.

      Major bug in the first command.

      Technically, yes, it updates the last modified date, by actually emptying the file. He should have use "w+" or "a" instead of "w".

      PS: I like this guy.

    • lycos an hour ago

      to be fair the title didn't promise it would be done well

      • ReDress 44 minutes ago

        well, if we go by the title then I would expect that he's writing the code on a piece of paper and not typing into a computer - heh

        But, okay, that could make a valid excuse.

        But, what you cannot excuse yourself for, is that you don't really add any functionality. In fact, you don't reproduce all the functionality let alone adding more.

        • danielbln 29 minutes ago

          But it's no AI, it's organic, hand woven, the toil and pain of really putting it down by hand... or something of the sort.

          • piekvorst 13 minutes ago

            Primitive technology, modern look

          • agumonkey 19 minutes ago

            True slop ?

            • danielbln 12 minutes ago

              The true ultimate expression of the human condition.

  • el_psy_congroo 10 minutes ago

    sometimes, I really miss coding by hand