[Coco] AWK - a wonderful language WAS: Re: Python on the CoCo 3?

[Paul E. Jones]

Did I hear awk mentioned? ;-)

I used to love awk, too.  I still use it for some simple things (especially
one-liners that yank one column out of a table).  But, alas, I've become a
Perl convert.  

I've actually stopped writing shell scripts or awk scripts, for the most
part, and do everything using Perl.  It has the perfect balance of
simplicity and flexibility.  It's a great language for CGI scripts, too.

These days, if I need a script then it is hard for me to consider anything
other than Perl.

Paul

PS - I just had to be that Perl person that popped up this time :-p

> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-
> bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Stephen H. Fischer
> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 3:17 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: [Coco] AWK - a wonderful language WAS: Re: Python on the CoCo
> 3?
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Hickle" <jlhickle at yahoo.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 6:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Python on the CoCo 3?
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > Among the languages I've actually used, the best name
> > is AWK. When you consider my skills as a programmer,
> > though, a better name might be "ACK!".
> 
> I second this. AWK is my favorite for text processing.
> 
> But then there are many Perl people that always pop up when ever AWK is
> mentioned.
> 
> They just cannot understand a non P-Counter language.
> 
> I on the other hand cannot understand the Perl versions of AWK
> programs.
> 
> Stephen H. Fischer
> 
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