Xkcd's "Is It Worth the Time?" Considered Harmful
a year ago
- #shell-scripting
- #automation
- #engineering-culture
- Automating small tasks can be more beneficial than doing them manually, as it builds skills and knowledge.
- Learning shell tools like sed and xargs through automation can save time in the long run.
- Automation helps in accumulating capabilities that are useful for more complex tasks later.
- Building an engineering culture that values automation can reduce toil and speed up projects.
- Even if automation takes longer initially, the skills gained outweigh the short-term time loss.