Here are links to two of my favorite essays that make a similar point: Java for Everything[1] Too DRY[2] And then there's a third, which is not quite the sam

Here are links to two of my favorite essays that make a similar point: Java for Everything[1] Too DRY[2] And then there's a third, which is not quite the same topic, but still in the same vein. It's arguably even more relevant today than three years ago when it was written, especially given how much attention is being captured by ecosystems that attract folks who end up generating a morass of terrible tooling: Helping my students overcome command-line bullshittery[3] 1. https://www.teamten.com/lawrence/writings/java-for-everything.html https://www.teamten.com/lawrence/writings/java-for-everythin... 2. http://jamie-wong.com/2013/07/12/grep-test/ http://jamie-wong.com/2013/07/12/grep-test/ 3. http://pgbovine.net/command-line-bullshittery.htm http://pgbovine.net/command-line-bullshittery.htm