That’s a cumbersome extra step for unclear benefit. Yes, q is supposedly faster than jq. But it is exceedingly rare for me to ever have any performance problem

That’s a cumbersome extra step for unclear benefit. Yes, q is supposedly faster than jq. But it is exceedingly rare for me to ever have any performance problems with jq, especially since it’s essentially a one off utility I use occasionally, not as part of the hot loop of any workflow where performance matters.