Comment by chajath
9 years ago
It's all about picking the right tool for the job. I think shell scripting is a great prototyping tool and often a good place to start. As the problem gets more complex and bigger, eventually it will warrant a full scale development.
I think people overlook the fact that the author made an even more strong point by using shell scripting, which is relatively inefficient compared to using a compiled language. I guess it would hit the I/O cap without even going parallel.