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Re:The State of the Awk (2020) by zajio1am on Thursday January 19, 2023 @10:40AM (#34441458)
Why? Perl has cryptic syntax, while AWK has syntax that is easily understood by anyone that has experience with common programming languages like C, C++, Java.

If you find unknown syntax construct in Perl code, it is hard to identify what it is, but if you find unknown function in AWK, you can just google its name.

Also, AWK is mandated by POSIX, so one can assume it is installed, while Perl is optional.

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Re:The State of the Awk (2020) by anthk on Thursday January 19, 2023 @02:53PM (#34444774)
> Perl has cryptic syntax,

Perldoc perlintro. Have you seen real life Perl outside of oneliners?

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Re:The State of the Awk (2020) by fomine3 on Thursday January 19, 2023 @09:51PM (#34448611)
Perl and awk are on the same level for cryptic syntax IMO, unless Perl isn't abused
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