“What is the most complex program, application or game you have created on Linux? What programming language did you use?”

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    2 days ago

    I wrote and maintain a zero-to-working SAP HANA/S4 installer in pure bash.

    It takes a redhat compatible from base install to a working, production-ready SAP system in about 5 hours.

    It’s like ~9,000 lines of bash

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        Building a fully functional SAP system just takes that long in raw install time when your process also includes a sufficiently large system copy, and your hardware isn’t bleeding-edge.

        It’s a massive application stack