There is a myth that ‘Data Analysis’ belongs to people in lab coats running Python on supercomputers. This myth keeps us dependent on expensive software.
If you are a mechanic in Harare looking at a list of repairs to find the most common engine failure, you are a data analyst. If you are a parent looking at a grocery list to save on monthly costs, you are a data analyst.
The Trinity (Grep, Sed, Awk) doesn’t care about your job title. It only cares about your logic. By learning these three tools, you take the power back from the ‘Big Tech’ assumptions and put it where it belongs: in your hands.
Forged in the terminal. Refined under the anvil.