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The simple existence of DSL tools like jq is the testament to the fact that people don't want to go to a generic language to solve every kind of problem. I'm also convinced that a big subset of "use generic language for everything" do it because they want to use their shiny hammer on that nail as well.



If I don't use something often enough I just forget how it works.




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