I believe there are currently some efforts underway as part of projects like jaq ( https://github.com/01mf02/jq-lang-spec https://github.com/01mf02/jq-lang-spec

I believe there are currently some efforts underway as part of projects like jaq ( https://github.com/01mf02/jq-lang-spec https://github.com/01mf02/jq-lang-spec ), though I’m not familiar with the current status. It is true, however, that many implementations introduce some minor changes.