Why Scripts Beat Aliases (Most of the Time)

The author initially relied heavily on shell aliases for common commands like shortening `git` to `g`. However, they transitioned to using scripts within their `$PATH` for several key advantages. Scripts offer immediate updates without requiring shell restarts, support multiple programming languages, handle complex logic more effectively, and provide greater portability across different systems. While aliases excel in specific niche cases (e.g., modifying `cd`, conditional definitions) and offer slight performance benefits, the author prefers scripts for their flexibility and extensibility in everyday command aliases.