jq maintainer here. We love that there are multiple implementations of jq now. It does several things: a) it gives users more choices, b) it helps standardize

jq maintainer here. We love that there are multiple implementations of jq now. It does several things: a) it gives users more choices, b) it helps standardize the language (though we've not yet written a formal specification), c) it brings more energy to jq because the maintainers of the other tools have joined jq as maintainers. I also love that these alternative implementations relieve my growing dislike of C.