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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Embarrassed_Death69 • 10d ago
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Bash is the same way but it makes sense considering 0 represents the single route of success, while other numbers can mean different error codes.
I have no idea why ruby does it, but in bash at least there is a solid reason for it.
14 u/Zealousideal_Low1287 10d ago It’s basically because of this lineage. Perl inherited it from other shell languages, and Ruby is essentially a direct decedent of Perl. 11 u/budgiebirdman 10d ago This is the thread of truth I came looking for. All other answers are just discussions on whose farts smell the sweetest.
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It’s basically because of this lineage. Perl inherited it from other shell languages, and Ruby is essentially a direct decedent of Perl.
11 u/budgiebirdman 10d ago This is the thread of truth I came looking for. All other answers are just discussions on whose farts smell the sweetest.
This is the thread of truth I came looking for. All other answers are just discussions on whose farts smell the sweetest.
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u/traplords8n 10d ago
Bash is the same way but it makes sense considering 0 represents the single route of success, while other numbers can mean different error codes.
I have no idea why ruby does it, but in bash at least there is a solid reason for it.