For me the scripting language for non-programmers looks more like Automator (the GUI) or Workflow - its iOS counterpart. A programming language will always be

For me the scripting language for non-programmers looks more like Automator (the GUI) or Workflow - its iOS counterpart. A programming language will always be for programmers or at least enthusiasts. Also I do not agree that bash is good for non-programmers. In order to make any more complicated thing work you have to learn a lot of syntax and language specific things. I have always found perl easier than bash to do anything remotely more complicated.