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     Re: Re: pros and cons   
     By: Accession to Nightfox on Wed Dec 24 2025 07:36 pm   
      
    >> But when it comes to things like writing Windows batch files or *NIX shell   
    >> scripts, I do tend to call those 'scripting', since in those cases, I'm   
    >> usually trying to automate something and it isn't compiled.   
      
    Ac> I can bash script, just as good as i could probably do batch files. THAT   
    Ac> is not programming.   
      
   I think that's sort of basically what I said?  As I said above, I tend to call   
   that scripting.   
      
    Ac> There is a HUGE difference. You programmers can argue all you want. But,   
    Ac> look at it at this angle: I'm a legit construction (Ironworker) foreman. I   
    Ac> build shit that is used (as in your office buildings) and/or driven on   
    Ac> (bridges), on a daily basis). I don't do a single fucking thing you guys   
    Ac> do in your comfortable/uncomfortable chair at work.   
      
   What's with the angry tone here?   
      
   Merry Christmas, man..   
      
   Nightfox   
      
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