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New FPCawk scripting language aims to surpass Unix awk

A developer has created a new scripting language called FPCawk, built using Free Pascal on Windows 11. This language is designed for text processing and matrix slicing, allowing users to treat text files as character matrices or lines of records. The developer claims FPCawk will surpass the capabilities of the traditional Unix awk tool. AI

IMPACT This new scripting language could offer developers a more powerful alternative for text processing and data manipulation tasks.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new scripting language developed by an individual, which falls under the category of a tool or product release rather than a frontier model or significant industry event.

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New FPCawk scripting language aims to surpass Unix awk

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    # Copilot and I spent 4 days to finish stage 1 of our new Free Pascal text-processing and matrix slicing scripting # language . We can now treat any text file l

    # Copilot and I spent 4 days to finish stage 1 of our new Free Pascal text-processing and matrix slicing scripting # language . We can now treat any text file like a char matrix or as lines of records. We can extract multiple columns from a subset of rows or some field columns fr…