This is how I felt about regular expression when I was first learning them. Now I feel that they're one of the most powerful text-processing tools that I know.

This is how I felt about regular expression when I was first learning them. Now I feel that they're one of the most powerful text-processing tools that I know. I also felt similarly about SQL at the very beginning. IMO if you find yourself doing a _lot_ of JSON processing, learning at least basic jq gives you superpowers.