Tangentially related, but I have found making good use of local, functions, and jq (for structured data) makes large bash programs significantly more viable. T

Tangentially related, but I have found making good use of local, functions, and jq (for structured data) makes large bash programs significantly more viable. The nice thing about using bash is it implies the program is intended to be quick and dirty, and easy to deploy. Users might have to get their hands dirty- and they can since it is interpreted and interactive. Code reviewers usually respect this and don't hang you out to dry.