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The latter are interpreted scripting languages whereas .NET is a compiled framework. This means, firstly, that Web pages run much, much faster. It also means that source code is safer and more robust.

It is easy to dismiss bash — the typical Linux shell program — as just a command prompt that allows scripting. Bash, however, is a full-blown programming language. I wouldn’t pres… ...

In the final script, of course, you won't echo the entered password, as that's not so good from a privacy and security perspective. To test for length, it's easy to use wc -c, but there's a special ...