3 comments

  • jcfrei 4 minutes ago
    I kind of expected this to happen: Coding will become an "artisanal craft" - much like woodworking for example. Sure for most of your furniture you can just go to ikea but every now and then you might get joy from making something with your own hands.
  • ReDress 1 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.

    • _ache_ 42 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.

      • taspeotis 7 minutes ago
        Should have used AI
      • geocar 8 minutes ago
        w+ truncates
    • lycos 1 hour ago
      to be fair the title didn't promise it would be done well
      • ReDress 58 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 43 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 26 minutes ago
            Primitive technology, modern look
          • agumonkey 33 minutes ago
            True slop ?
            • danielbln 26 minutes ago
              The true ultimate expression of the human condition.
  • el_psy_congroo 24 minutes ago
    sometimes, I really miss coding by hand
    • dolmen 13 minutes ago
      What is stopping you?
      • KingOfCoders 11 minutes ago
        Probably "I miss coding by hand and being paid for that".

        Might be a 9-5 coder.