I noticed in the closing panel for Kotlin Conf '24, someone asked about scripting, and the response was luke warm.
The utility of scripting is largely invisible. It escapes your radar because the uses are often small, ad-hoc, sometimes one-off or short-lived, and therefore may not even be checked into VCS. The scripts may live in ~/bin or just the working directory.
Thanks to the Kotlin team for not forgetting about scripting. I use it, and I’m grateful to the guy who asked the question.