I think this is pretty insightful. You won't find this kind of post about shells on my blog, despite being much worse for building "real software." Stuff like a

I think this is pretty insightful. You won't find this kind of post about shells on my blog, despite being much worse for building "real software." Stuff like autotools is an exception, and I think it kinda enforces the point. I'd be much less annoyed with python if people stuck to quick and dirty scripts (and had the sense to use something else when their scripts got too big).