The only thing I care about in the debate, is the security dangers of compiled code. You don't know what you are getting, and you run it based on the "trust" of the developer, or download site.
With scripts, you can see what you are getting. And as processor speeds increase, the delay caused by script compiling is becoming negligible.
I do not trust any Microsoft code anymore. I am becoming increasingly suspicious of linux binary rpms, especially from distributions with alot of "corporate ties", or whose primary goal is to make money.
I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth.
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