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Quite right! But approximate experiments and lightweight automation are really useful in deciding where to go and then making sure you stay there. I'm all for t
by cannam 4y ago
Quite right! But approximate experiments and lightweight automation are really useful in deciding where to go and then making sure you stay there. I'm all for test-first, but I'd find it very hard to argue that it's a more important tool than, well, scripting things.
- NohatCoder 4y agoShell scripting is just one option for scripting, some popular (and IMO better) options are Perl, Python and JavaScript. I'm sure there are also people who use C for quick and dirty tasks. Seems weird, yes. But if that is the language you know best it may be the fastest in the short term.