One of the main paradigms I’m interested in working with when writing new bits of code is the concept of ‘data driven’ logic. On the surface this seems simple enough, but for the uninitiated the premise is that one should be able to dictate the logic of a routine via the input data, while doing little (if any) actual coding.

For instance, I recently ran into a situation where I needed to manage a series of input and output files, moving them from point A to point B. Most of the time we just need to rename the files en-route, but occasionally other manipulation might be required such as encrypting/decrypting the files, filtering subsets of data out, or performing other tasks.

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