> Ruby is not magically better just because you know it better than the shell
Never wrote that. In fact wrote something much the opposite of that
> (and your claim that more people know Ruby than know the shell is unsupported, and to me sounds dubious in the extreme).
Never wrote that.
> but for quick one-liners to answer quick questions
Not what this discussion was about.
> Your entire argument boils down to 'things that are familiar to me are intrinsically easier to read for everyone than things that are not familiar to me', which is not at all valid.
Your entire argument seems to be based on making up stuff and attributing it to others. There seems little reason to respond.