What is often overlooked in these sort of discussions, is the fact that there is more to take into consideration than "efficiency". Certain tasks are in theory

What is often overlooked in these sort of discussions, is the fact that there is more to take into consideration than "efficiency". Certain tasks are in theory executable without specialised tools, if one is willing to pay for "the inefficient ways", but in practice they are just not feasible because the lengthy / convoluted workflow that results means that you are always having to focus on the minutae, which prevents treating all but the simplest issues. For example, I could in theory write the space shuttle code in pure assembler, using a pen and paper, and huge teams. "It would just take very long". In practice you would never get it working.