No, on second thought, let's not.

One of the classic decisions any business has to grapple with is make-or-buy. From the smallest private enterprise in the consumer beverage space, to large government agencies in outer space, figuring out whether it makes more sense to roll your own or let somebody else do it for you is a decision that stares you in the face every day.

The amazing thing is that when it comes to scripting languages, the decision is no longer buy-or-make, but download-or-make. You used to have to compare the cost of building something yourself to purchasing ...