[TheCoelacanth]

> you have to refactor and maintain it

You already have to do that, so why not do it in a reasonably powerful language?

[ff_]

Here's a nice explanation on why using "reasonably powerful languages" has many disadvantages: https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-lang/wiki/Safety-guarant...

Also you might be familiar with the Rule of Least Power: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_least_power