I'm not sure if I'm misreading you, you're misreading me, or we're on the same page :-) Ideally, I map out workflow and find tools that fit the workflow in the

I'm not sure if I'm misreading you, you're misreading me, or we're on the same page :-) Ideally, I map out workflow and find tools that fit the workflow in the Unix philosophy. Well-defined, do one thing well. As opposed to monoliths that purport to do everything. My experience has been that doing things in this way builds a system that is extremely robust to significant changes.