[OT] Re: Programming Language for Systems Administrator

[Brian van den Broek]

beliavsky at aol.com said unto the world upon 2005-04-12 08:11:

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> I actually like the Windows cmd language (it's an acquired taste), but
> I have read it is going away in Windows Longhorn (WH). That's an
> argument for writing more complicated scripts in Python. WH is supposed
> to get a much better shell, called Monad, inspired by the philosophy of
> Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz :).

Hi all,

this is the first I've heard of Monad.

Leibniz characterized his monads as the fundamental building blocks of 
nature, insusceptible of change from the outside, and as "windowless".

So, if the account of MS's plans is true, it would seem to indicate a 
combination of arrogance, honesty, and ignorance. (I leave it to you 
to decide which part, if any, of this triad, is surprising.)

Best to all,

Brian vdB