grep|ripgrep > awk|sed > most scripting languages > shell
gawk has regexps.
We use Ruby a bit at work. Most coworkers hate it, internal customers scoff at it, and no one's interested in mastering it, using it properly, or considering even fundamental software engineering principles. Tech debt piles up and no one wants to touch it because there's no performance review KPI credit for it.
I like your list. As a Ruby writer for many years I’ll add Crystal > Ruby. Being able to deploy a single binary is such a boon that even the other myriad improvements aren’t worth mentioning, especially if we’re in the “what you might do with Awk” territory. Go users probably feel that way too but I know much less about that.
grep|ripgrep > awk|sed > most scripting languages > shell
gawk has regexps.
We use Ruby a bit at work. Most coworkers hate it, internal customers scoff at it, and no one's interested in mastering it, using it properly, or considering even fundamental software engineering principles. Tech debt piles up and no one wants to touch it because there's no performance review KPI credit for it.