AWK... Yes, this "little language" has been out for decades (since 1977). The original book from the language authors was a great combination of simplicity and broad coverage of examples. It landed (1980's) just when I needed it as a developer. I used it for years to prototype simple programs before building in "C" or Java. Brian Kernighan has been helping to "maintain" the "true" version for years and had the original "troff" version of the book. Now they are releasing a second edition in early October. I'm looking forward to the "The AWK Programming Language - Second Edition (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)" when Amazon expects ship it in early October.
This is a great classic tech talk (presentation) on the power of VI/VIM and it's place in the Unix ecosystem.
Good example of "why things work on a starship".
Michael Lewis does it again. Interesting, informative, great read.
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
OK folks, strap in.... It's gonna be a bumpy ride!
“Victory was declared prematurely and that ebullient mood was communicated across the country, especially by politicians who wanted to get the economy going and wanted to get back to campaigning. And that gave the virus the chance to rise again.”
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It actually runs surprisingly well in python. The code is below.
This is not April Fools...