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Re:Show HN: Jq alternative built on top of JavaScript anonym... by sd8dgf8ds8g8dsg on Friday January 26, 2018 @05:02AM (#16238058)
> Plain JavaScript

I don't agree this is a feature. An Javascript implementation of a command line tool is a terrible idea performance wise. There is good reasons jq is written in C.

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Re:Show HN: Jq alternative built on top of JavaScript anonym... by medv on Friday January 26, 2018 @06:18AM (#16238344)
It's main feature actually. Zero learning curve. Everybody know JavaScript and when performance not important, "fx" is your choose.
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