AWK - 30 Metrics & AHP Score

Introduction

AWK is a Procedural, Object-Oriented programming language first appeared in 1977, designed by Bell Labs. Main use cases: Automation, Scripting, DevOps.

30 Metrics

MetricValueRank
GitHub Stars3374787
Stack Overflow Tags42317393
TIOBE Rank109
RedMonk Rank103
PYPL Rank99
Average Salary (USD)8639388
Job Postings2155693
Benchmarks Score0.41134
Learning CurveMedium
Community SizeMedium
Documentation Quality6
Ecosystem Maturity4
Industry Adoption4
Type System Complexity7
Concurrency Support5
Performance - Execution Speed5
Performance - Memory Usage5
Performance - Startup Time5
Tooling Quality3
Package Manager Quality4
IDE Support3
Debugging Experience2
GitHub Stars Rank87
Stack Overflow Tags Rank93
Average Salary Rank88
Job Postings Rank93
Benchmarks Rank134
Learning Curve Score5
Community Size Score6
AHP Score4.6998

Hello World Example

BEGIN { print "Hello, World!" }

Main Use Cases

  • Automation
  • Scripting
  • DevOps
  • Text Processing
  • GNU Awk

AHP Score

AWK AHP Score: 4.69 (#98)

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