[NoGravitas]

It's not even so much the overhead in remembering the work-arounds, as remembering when exactly you need the work-arounds.

[txutxu]

Shell script split on spaces (or the values of $IFS) by design.

For example, use null delimited values, because a variable (like IFS) cannot contain null bytes. Is this a workaround? I see it as pure logic.

Even understanding howto handle them, helps to understand the internal design of the shell and common external utilities.

Remembering is hard? not a "shell" specific issue... I use it daily and maybe that's why I don't face the same problems that other see so clear.

[CaptSpify]

haha, yes, that's what I meant. Your phrasing is better