When to use Bash, when Python/Perl/Ruby? [closed]
- by futlib
What's your rationale for when to write a Bash script and when to use a more powerful scripting language (Python, Perl, Ruby, ...)?
I'm finding that very simple scripts are nicer with Bash, but many of those get quite fancy over time, and it never seems like a good idea to rewrite the whole thing. That's why I'm leaning towards always using Python for all scripting.
But since Bash seems to be the the lingua franca of Linux scripting, is that something a responsible system administrator would do?