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In my opinion Perl is much more powerful than Awk, available just about everywhere Awk is available, and even explicitly takes inspiration from Awk for some fea

by spccdt 4y ago

In my opinion Perl is much more powerful than Awk, available just about everywhere Awk is available, and even explicitly takes inspiration from Awk for some features (like BEGIN blocks).

kqr 4y ago
I agree. Yet I have used awk in a few places instead. Part of it is that it's easier to get a less powerful language accepted by colleagues, when both are in the "completely foreign to me" category.
sargstuff 4y ago
Yes, but across 40 years, pearl versions introduced compatability issues.