[encloser]

When I first started using jq, all of the examples I was following used the short-form. It took me a while to figure out how to use the functions and do some advanced transforms because of this. Since this article is Part 1 of a series I suspect the author will cover this in a later article.

From a teaching perspective it is probably best to start with the long-form.

[llimllib]

good point, I hadn't considered that idea.