diff --git a/doc/dev.md b/doc/dev.md
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@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ When adding libraries to babashka, consider these evaluation criteria:
 
 - Adding the library or class extends the reach of babashka to more libraries in
   the Clojure eco-system.
-- The library or class useful for general purpose scripting or accomplishing
-  useful devops tasks.
+- The library or class is useful for general purpose scripting or accomplishing
+  small devops tasks that would otherwise require a full JVM version of Clojure.
 - The functionality can't be met by shelling out to another CLI or can't be
   written as a small layer over an existing CLI (like `babashka.curl`) instead.