FIX logs or why I love AWK

Some time of past year I spent in attempts to convince people did not rely on FIX logs especially if they collected from different JVMs or even hosts, in their attempts to measure latency on FIX message exchange. That may sounds silly, but finally I gave up and made some scripts that helps to automate process. Unexpectedly (for people, not for me) results were controversial and unpredictable. But this post is not about this. I decided pay tribute to a wonderful utility without which I just can't imagine how would I cope with that task. Let me write some warm words about AWK. It really outstanding one beside other data driven script engines due its power and flexibility.