<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Less chance of bugs due to scoping errors<br></div>Easier to optimize (although you're going to pay a performance price for loading more scripts)<br></div>Easier to document ( scripts should carry their own documentation )<br>
</div>Easier to move to new systems ( you can test and modify smaller scripts individually)<br><br></div>My general rule of thumb is that once a bash script moves beyond about 500 lines, it's un-maintainable and should be rewritten in a more suitable language. <br>
<br></div>-- CHS<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 8:29 AM, leam hall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:leamhall@gmail.com" target="_blank">leamhall@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Any supporting ideas for pushing the argument of "Use lots of small scripts for a big task, instead of one large one"?<br>
<br></div>So far my thoughts are:<br><br><br></div><div>Isolation of new, untested functionality<br>
</div><div>Ease of use when only one part of the task is required<br></div><div>Easier to introduce new programmers <br></div><div>Ease of maintenance since you don't have to look past one screen<br><br></div><div>Anything else?<br>
<br></div><div>Thanks!<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>Leam<br></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div><a href="http://leamhall.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mind on a Mission</a></div>
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