AWK

Based on 18519 responses from 1562 people, we've built up the following picture of AWK

Most similar to

  1. Shell
  2. ActionScript
  3. Prolog
  4. TCL
  5. ELisp

Most dissimilar from

  1. Java
  2. C++
  3. C#
  4. C
  5. Scala

All statements

  1. This language excels at text processing
  2. This language is best for very small projects
  3. This language has a niche outside of which I would not use it
  4. I would use this language for casual scripting
  5. This language is easier to use for it's problem domain by removing unneeded expressiveness (such as not being Turing complete).
  6. This language is minimal
  7. This language has a niche in which it is great
  8. This language matches it's problem domain particularly well.
  9. The semantics of this language are much different than other languages I know.
  10. I enjoy playing with this language but would never use it for "real code"
  11. I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language
  12. Code written in this language tends to be terse
  13. I would use this language to write a command-line app
  14. I often write things in this language with the intent of rewriting them in something else later
  15. I am sometimes embarrassed to admit to my peers that I know this language
  16. This language has a very rigid idea of how things should be done
  17. This language is built on a small core of orthogonal features
  18. This language is unusually bad for beginners
  19. This language is well suited for an agile development approach using short iterations.
  20. Programs written in this language will usually work in future versions of the language
  21. This language has an annoying syntax
  22. I use this language out of choice
  23. I would use this language as a scripting language embedded inside a larger application
  24. It's unusual for me to discover unfamiliar features
  25. Code written in this language will usually run in all the major implementations if it runs in one of them.
  26. This is a high level language
  27. This language excels at symbolic manipulation
  28. If this language didn't exist, I would have trouble finding a satisfactory replacement
  29. I usually use this language on solo projects
  30. I find this language easy to prototype in
  31. This language is likely to be a passing fad
  32. This language has unusual features that I often miss when using other languages
  33. Code written in this language tends to be very reliable
  34. It is easy to tell at a glance what code in this language does
  35. I regularly use this language
  36. When I write code in this language I can be very sure it is correct
  37. I enjoy using this language
  38. I would recommend most programmers learn this language, regardless of whether they have a specific need for it
  39. This language has a very coherent design
  40. The thought that I may still be using this language in twenty years time fills me with dread
  41. I learned this language early in my career as a programmer
  42. It is too easy to write code in this language that looks like it does one thing but actually does something else
  43. Programs written in this language tend to play well with others
  44. This language is good for beginners
  45. I use a lot of code written in this language which I really don't want to have to make changes to
  46. Developers who primarily use this language often burn out after a few years
  47. This language has a high quality implementation
  48. If my code in this language successfully compiles, there is a good chance my code is correct.
  49. This is a low level language
  50. When I run into problems my colleagues can provide me with immediate help with this language
  51. I find code written in this language very elegant
  52. I still discover new features of this language on a fairly regular basis
  53. This language is frequently used for applications it isn't suitable for
  54. This language has a wide variety of agreed-upon conventions, which are generally adhered to reasonably well, and which increase my productivity
  55. This language makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot
  56. I can imagine using this language in my day job
  57. Code written in this language is very readable
  58. There is a lot of accidental complexity when writing code in this language
  59. I know this language well
  60. This language has many features which feel "tacked on"
  61. Writing code in this language is a lot of work
  62. I usually use this language on projects with many other members
  63. This language has a very dogmatic community
  64. It is easy to debug programs written in this language when it goes wrong
  65. This language is well documented
  66. This language is likely to be around for a very long time
  67. I find it easy to write efficient code in this language
  68. The resources for learning this language are of high quality
  69. I rarely have difficulty abstracting patterns I find in my code
  70. I often feel like I am not smart enough to write this language
  71. I use many applications written in this language
  72. Programs written in this language tend to be efficient
  73. This language allows me to write programs where I know exactly what they are doing under the hood
  74. I would like to write more of this language than I currently do
  75. This language is very flexible
  76. Learning this language significantly changed how I use other languages.
  77. I would use this language for writing embedded programs
  78. Learning this language improved my ability as a programmer
  79. This language is expressive
  80. There are many good open-source tools for this language
  81. I often get angry when writing code in this language
  82. This language encourages writing code that is easy to maintain.
  83. Code written in this language tends to be verbose
  84. This is a mainstream language
  85. This language would be good for teaching children to write software
  86. This language has a strong static type system
  87. I know many other people who use this language
  88. I would use this language for a web project
  89. There is a wide variety of open source code written in this language
  90. I would use this language for mobile applications
  91. This language has a good community
  92. This language has well-organized libraries with consistent, carefully thought-out interfaces
  93. I can imagine this will be a popular language in twenty years time
  94. Libraries in this language tend to be well documented.
  95. I would list this language on my resume
  96. This language is likely to have a strong influence on future languages
  97. This language encourages writing reusable code.
  98. This language has a good library distribution mechanism.
  99. This language is large
  100. This language is suitable for real-time applications
  101. There are many good commercial tools for this language
  102. This language excels at concurrency
  103. This language is good for distributed computing
  104. There are many good tools for this language
  105. I would use this language for writing server programs
  106. I would use this language for a desktop GUI project
  107. I would use this language for writing programs for an embedded hardware platform
  108. This language is best for very large projects
  109. This language is good for scientific computing
  110. This language is good for numeric computing
  111. Third-party libraries are readily available, well-documented, and of high quality