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Re:Functional Programmers need to take a look at Zig by MisterTea on Thursday April 30, 2026 @10:52AM (#47963458)
> tbh, i tend to use AWK over bash in 80% of cases, but i call it from bash anyway, and still call it bash scripting :/

This makes me sad and sounds very naive. AWK is a fantastic language on its own and should be called out when used as such.

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Re:Functional Programmers need to take a look at Zig by orwin on Friday May 01, 2026 @06:34AM (#47973151)
I'll make you sadder: Even when I call my own AWK modules I put hours in, I still call that a bash script.
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