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- A Common Lisp jq replacement
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Make Ubuntu packages 90% faster by rebuilding them
I'd be curious how the performance compares to this Rust jq clone:
cargo install --locked jaq
jaq[1] and yq[2] are my go-to options anytime I'm using jq and need a quick and easy performance boost.
[1] https://github.com/01mf02/jaq
- Jaq 2.0 released with lots of improvements and support for jqjq
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Show HN: jnv: Interactive JSON filter using jq [Release v0.3.0]
- jaq: https://github.com/01mf02/jaq
This change eliminated the need to manage C-related dependencies that include external tools like autoconf, thus simplifying the build process. However, please note that some filters are not yet supported by jaq.
If you previously failed to install, please try again and continue to provide feedback on this transition :)
- Jaq
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Jaq – A jq clone focused on correctness, speed, and simplicity
https://github.com/01mf02/jaq/blob/main/Cargo.lock
That's a lot of dependencies..
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Interactive Examples for Learning Jq
Thanks for the jqjq shoutout! :) i'm quite sure jq is turing complete, jq (and jqjq!) can implement brainfuck https://github.com/01mf02/jaq/blob/main/examples/bf.jq
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This is a very old theme, solved by Pike and Kernigan since 1984, in section 5.5 (Replacing a file: overwrite), page 155 in the book
/uj Because of this post, I have learned I could have been using jaq instead of jq.
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A new major version of jql has been released
There's also jaq which is written in Rust, aims for compatibility with jq (except some specific features), and boasts better performance.
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01mf02/jaq is an open source project licensed under MIT License which is an OSI approved license.
The primary programming language of jaq is Rust.
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