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@01mf02 wrote: > Indeed, I think I found such an alternative. See https://github.com/jqlang/jq/pull/3186. Excellent! Thank you.

@01mf02 - Rewriting the jq manual in the way you've described sounds like a very ambitious project! I was wondering whether you've considered (either as an alternative or at least...

My understanding is that PR currently adds the text: ``` `last` returns `null` instead. ``` Of course, that is true of the current implementation, but if this behavior is to...

@wader wrote: > match with ^...and m flag seem to match any line or something in jaq but not jq. Just a reminder that jq's actual behavior regarding some of...

@01mf02 wrote: > this might be a rabbit-hole Yes, but I think we could avoid that by focusing only on those cases where someone notices a discrepancy where (a) jaq...

@01mf02 - I'm sorry I probably can't do much to help expedite the acceptance of your excellent work on the manual. Let me know if you think otherwise.

@wader wrote: > But this feels broken with jq Actually, once one understands the basics of jq's streams and `as`, the contrasting examples you gave seem very natural.(*) On such...

@wader wrote: > will playaround with the different implementations ... Implementation is obviously important, but the basic principles are more important. I think you'll find the tricky issues (both w.r.t....

@01mf02 wrote: > 1, 2 as $x | 3, 4 | 5 as $y | 6, 7 > How would you put the parentheses for this program? What algorithm do...

@01mf02 - obviously the main issue w.r.t. change is backwards compatibility. Perhaps this is s.t. for 2.0? Anyway, I’d suggest asking for @itchyny’s input.