I use "short scripts" to mean: I have an idea I want to play around with, usually involving data analysis or some data structure or algorithm sketch, and I'd li

I use "short scripts" to mean: I have an idea I want to play around with, usually involving data analysis or some data structure or algorithm sketch, and I'd like to devote the next 2-3 hours to writing a 100-200 line program that evolves with me as I refine what exactly it is that I would like to be examining.