[dllthomas]

I wouldn't generally call that programming.

[theonewolf]

But it does involve command-line bullshittery which is more what the article is about.

The article isn't bemoaning the state of programming languages or their tooling necessarily---more all the steps to get a programming language toolchain off-the-ground and working (like an Android dev environment etc. or a cross-compiling environment).

[dllthomas]

Certainly the case. My comment was an aside directed at its parent, not deeply relevant to the article itself.