Oooh, that does sound like an interesting post. I also have some unpublished notes on the value of taking the “make JS/C better via tools etc.” path even when

Oooh, that does sound like an interesting post. I also have some unpublished notes on the value of taking the “make JS/C better via tools etc.” path even when the other is available and why. It’ll likely generate less interest than this one—less provocative by a lot!—but it’s actually what I’m doing in my day job right now!