The Art of Pattern Matching in AWK: Exploring Regular Expressions 1. Introduction If you’ve ever come across the need to sift through piles of text data, you’ve likely encountered AWK—a powerful text-processing tool. At the heart of AWK’s flexibility lies the art of pattern matching, with regula…
Data Scraping Made Easy: Using AWK to Parse and Transform CSV Files 1. Introduction Data scraping, the art of extracting valuable information from various sources, has become an essential skill in today's data-driven world. While there are many tools available for this task, AWK remains a po…
From Log Analysis to Report Generation: Automating Tasks with AWK 1. Introduction As systems administrators, developers, and data analysts strive for efficiency, the need for automation in data handling has never been more critical. AWK, a powerful text processing tool, shines in this area, offe…
Spring Boot Cloud Caching: Improve Performance with Distributed Caching 1. Introduction Caching is an essential technique for improving application performance and scalability. In a microservices architecture, where multiple services communicate frequently, caching can significantly reduce resp…
AWK vs. Sed: When to Use One Over the Other 1. Introduction In the world of Unix-like operating systems, AWK and Sed are two titans of text processing. While they share a common goal—manipulating and transforming text—their approaches and strengths differ significantly. Whether you’re parsing lo…
Spring Boot SingleStore CRUD with Custom Dialect Introduction Spring Boot has become a go-to framework for building web applications due to its ease of use and powerful features. When it comes to handling databases, Spring Data JPA makes it incredibly easy to perform CRUD (Create, Read, Upd…
Mastering AWK Functions: Building Your Own Data Processing Toolkit 1. Introduction AWK is a powerful text processing language that has become a staple for data manipulation and analysis in Unix-like operating systems. While its built-in functions provide a solid foundation for basic operations, …