[jq170727]

A few months ago I wanted to learn jq really well but unfortunately I didn't really know where to start and couldn't find much of what I would call well written documentation so I decided to train myself by contributing an answer to every reasonable jq question on StackOverflow.

I found many of the newbie restrictions off-putting and if I wasn't there with the specific goal in mind to improve my own skills by helping others with their real problems I probably would have just left immediately like I'm sure many others have. Getting involved in the pettiness of the self-appointed there isn't worth the time.

I stopped contributing when my free time evaporated after changing jobs. I might go back to StackOverflow when things settle down but I feel like I know jq well enough now, my experiment has run its course and for me to learn more I'm going to have to spend some time working on the jq internals and going into deeper questions then SO can handle.