[Coco] AWK - a wonderful language WAS: Re: Python on the CoCo 3?

[Stephen H. Fischer]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hickle" <jlhickle at yahoo.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Python on the CoCo 3?



>
> Among the languages I've actually used, the best name
> is AWK. When you consider my skills as a programmer,
> though, a better name might be "ACK!".

I second this. AWK is my favorite for text processing.

But then there are many Perl people that always pop up when ever AWK is 
mentioned.

They just cannot understand a non P-Counter language.

I on the other hand cannot understand the Perl versions of AWK programs.

Stephen H. Fischer