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Re: The 'A' In AWK

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On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 13:05:24 -0000 (UTC), Kenny McCormack wrote:

> In article <10jo7b9$1f9og$1@dont-email.me>,
> Michael Sanders  <porkchop@invalid.foo> wrote:
>>Nice quick (3+ mins.) YouTube video:
>>
>><https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zsk5L225Zs>
> 
> Interesting.  A few comments:
> 
>     1) Where did this come from?  It looks like an extract of a larger
>     interview.  Any chance of seeing the rest of the interview?

Emerged in my YouTube feed (algorithm...)

>     2) For as long as I can remember, I've been pronouncing Kernighan with
>     a "G" sound, but on the video, he pronounces it "-han" rather than
>     "-gan".  I realized that it is one of those words I've never actually
>     heard pronounced - only written (*).  So, which is correct?

Couldn't say.

> (*) And thus, in many cases, have been mis-pronouncing all my life.
> 
>     3) I have long held the view that AWK is the perfect language in that
>     it is the right mix of high-level and low-level.  Low-level enough to
>     get actual work done, yet high-level enough to be easy to write.  Few
>     other languages (if any) hit the sweet spot so well.  I think this
>     video brings that idea out.

Yup. Also checkout the Computerphile channel:

<https://www.youtube.com/@Computerphile>

Which has an interview with Brian Kernighan:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNyQxXw_oMQ>

-- 
:wq
Mike Sanders

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  Re: The 'A' In AWK gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-01-08 13:05 +0000
    Re: The 'A' In AWK Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> - 2026-01-08 14:53 +0000
    Re: The 'A' In AWK Michael Sanders <porkchop@invalid.foo> - 2026-01-08 16:10 +0000
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