That’s fair. I agree with other replies though that parsing and evaluating imperative code is a lot tougher and less flexible than adhering to the principle of

That’s fair. I agree with other replies though that parsing and evaluating imperative code is a lot tougher and less flexible than adhering to the principle of least power and making it declarative data. It’s also worth noting that using comments is exactly how the shebang line works in the first place. It’s just so well-ingrained after 45 years that people don’t notice that it’s a shell comment.