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SQL is the second most underused tool we have with dealing with data. AWK being the first. SQL is great because the logic works with dealing with data and force

by baldfat 10y ago

SQL is the second most underused tool we have with dealing with data. AWK being the first. SQL is great because the logic works with dealing with data and forces you to make good decisions earlier. Everyone should spend a day learning SQL if for no other reason they the ability to think logically about data.

tkyjonathan 10y ago
Amen.
majewsky 10y ago
awk is really nice. I'm starting to use it more and more in places where I previously used a long pipe of grep, cut and sed.
- GuB-42 10y ago
  I use perl when grep/cut/sed show their limits. I never really got into awk. I suppose we all have our favorite tools.
  - majewsky 10y ago
    I'm a heavy Perl user, too, but some stuff that is very succinct in awk is a bit more awkward in Perl. Most prominently when you're using $1, $2, etc. which are just there in awk but need a split/\s+/ in Perl.
    - skinniks 10y ago
      -a is your friend.