I don't know if we should call someone a master of jq if they do
echo '{"k1": [{"k2": [9]}]}' | jq '.k1 | .[0] | .k2 | .[0]'
Instead of just
echo '{"k1": [{"k2": [9]}]}' | jq '.k1[0].k2[0]'
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Both are bad. Make it readable.
And if you often resort to jq, better use python or at least something like nushell.
The first step to mastery is RTFM: https://jqlang.org/manual/
oh hey, a project that actually has a manual to read
If you're going to use jq to manipulate JSON I'd recommend a helper CLI tool like ijq. It allows you to experiment without needing too lines in your terminal history.
I’m curious if anyone else has considered using nushell for these things? Probably not for everything (or to replace one’s shell) but it definitely is simpler for basic tasks.
That's the primary value offer of nushell so at least people who made it considered it I'd say.