Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on January 16, 2006 07:02 PM
I have used AWK myself in the early nighties for purposes comparable to those outlined in the article.
But today there are better scripting languages available! Python can do all, what you can do with AWK (sometimes with a little more typing).
I have to maintain scripts and programs written in AWK (some over a decade ago).
Believe me: the improved readability of programs written in a real programming language like Python will pay off.
Stay away from the dark side of mixed Shell, AWK and Perl programming: <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/Humor.html#yoda" title="python.org">http://www.python.org/doc/Humor.html#yoda</a python.org>
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on January 16, 2006 07:02 PMpurposes comparable to those outlined in the
article.
But today there are better scripting languages
available! Python can do all, what you can do
with AWK (sometimes with a little more typing).
I have to maintain scripts and programs
written in AWK (some over a decade ago).
Believe me: the improved readability of programs
written in a real programming language like
Python will pay off.
Stay away from the dark side of mixed Shell, AWK and Perl programming:
<a href="http://www.python.org/doc/Humor.html#yoda" title="python.org">http://www.python.org/doc/Humor.html#yoda</a python.org>
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