[–] cschep 14y ago ↗ Almost always, yes. If you script everything all the time, even if it takes you longer, twenty years later you'll be able to script anything so fast you'll be so productive your head will spin.It's like learning Vim. :) [–] [dead] myusuf3 14y ago ↗ too bad HN keeps knocking down all these posts; there will be no worth while discussion going to happen.
[–] [dead] myusuf3 14y ago ↗ too bad HN keeps knocking down all these posts; there will be no worth while discussion going to happen.
[–] Turing_Machine 14y ago ↗ A couple of questions I don't see on the list:Will writing the script be fun/rewarding? (arguably related to the "Will I learn something new?" question, but not exactly the same).Will doing the job by hand be soul-crushingly boring?There are long-term quality of life/job satisfaction metrics that aren't necessarily apparent when you only focus on the task at hand. :-)
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 15.9 ms ] threadIt's like learning Vim. :)
Will writing the script be fun/rewarding? (arguably related to the "Will I learn something new?" question, but not exactly the same).
Will doing the job by hand be soul-crushingly boring?
There are long-term quality of life/job satisfaction metrics that aren't necessarily apparent when you only focus on the task at hand. :-)