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Originally Posted by mikemazz

Please, I beg you, “Stop!” Yes, stop writing scripts and instead build workflows.

Your histrionic lead-in to a post bereft of concrete examples suggests that, instead of a genuine technical discussion, your primary goal is the promotion of your automation product. The fact that the post is cobbled from a blog promoting your product is not a surprise.

"The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain."
-- Montgomery Scott

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