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Subject: Re: Script-like jobs in Ada (ideas for HAC)
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On Friday, April 24, 2020 at 9:45:34 PM UTC+2, gautier...@hotmail.com wrote=
:
> It's a poll - sort of.
>=20
> The question is: what kind of jobs do you prefer let a scripting language=
 do and not Ada?
>=20
>

The threshold is fuzzy, but usually I go with a script if=20

* I need to interact heavily with the system (e.g., moving files, directori=
es, ...)

* I can do everything with basic shell commands.  For example, if I need to=
 do some math like matrix algebra I do not use a script (not entirely true.=
..  Once I did this by calling octave from the script and piping into it th=
e required computations...  I would not advise it, though...)

* It is something quite simple and/or I need it "fast and dirty" (e.g., to =
do something to lots of files, but a "something" that I will not need in th=
e future) so that the maintenance advantage that Ada gives you has not much=
 impact.=20

Sometimes in the gray area of problems too complex for a bash script, but n=
ot enough to justify the investment of initial  effort required by Ada, I g=
o with Ruby  that is, IMHO, a fair compromise.