There are times writing a bash script it feels like "omg - a programming language would be much easier for this task"... So I write a tiny program in the lang

There are times writing a bash script it feels like "omg - a programming language would be much easier for this task"... So I write a tiny program in the lang of my choice and invoke it from that place in the bash script. The balance between the two tools is great - your advice is spot on for me.