> I can already imagine the biggest obstacle I'll hit: rubish not being available in the remote environments I need it to
The ubiquitousness of bash is among the few reasons why it continues to endure. It will be eternal if nobody tries to replace it.
I've used bash for 20+ years. I've tried so many other shells but always go back to bash. Thanks Brian!
I am deeply hopeful that Oil Shell (now just Oils) will get embraced by a big distro as the standard shell at some point. The lowest friction migration I see available while still offering a bunch of improvements.
https://oils.pub/