The latest articles on DEV Community by McSneaky (@mcsneaky). https://dev.to/mcsneaky https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F203025%2Fe597f7a0-28c4-412a-a74f-d5209a5c1f59.png https://dev.to/mcsneaky en McSneaky Sat, 07 Dec 2019 11:58:33 +0000 https://dev.to/mcsneaky/looking-for-scripting-language-2nh0 https://dev.to/mcsneaky/looking-for-scripting-language-2nh0 <p>Hi!</p> <p><em>My first post / question in here so all pointers regarding to creating posts are welcome too.</em></p> <p>I've been on the lookout for good language to learn for scripting and automating things. Mostly setting up servers, automating some helpdesk tasks (might include dealing with Excel), generating pdf files, moving files and folders across servers etc.</p> <p>Requirements are: </p> <ul> <li>Compiles to single file binary for easy share for non tech savvy people</li> <li>Easy cross platform building because not everyone is on Linux (sadly)</li> <li>Be productive, ain't nobody got no time to write some automation script for 2 months</li> </ul> <p>Can someone point at some language / framework to use and learn with little bit more explanation than: "Python, it's best for everything"</p> discuss devops productivity