Comment on Awk: The Power and Promise of a 40-Year-Old LanguageparentComments−WhatIsDukkha5y"""I probably would have reached for Python if I realised how many edge cases there were"""This is the counter for all the "success" stories of awk users that walked away with an underspecced and underdeveloped 5 minute solution.−throwawayboise5yMost people reach for what they know best. I'm not sure it really proves anything about relative merits.
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"""I probably would have reached for Python if I realised how many edge cases there were"""
This is the counter for all the "success" stories of awk users that walked away with an underspecced and underdeveloped 5 minute solution.
Most people reach for what they know best. I'm not sure it really proves anything about relative merits.