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by MarkMarine 1519 days ago
counter point: I reach for jq probably twice a year. It's a slog every time, but way way less work than diving into the terse syntax and understanding the inner workings of jq. A good abstraction is the border of my understanding, a leaky abstraction means I have to have mastery of the internals to be successful. jq is a leaky abstraction.