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title: "Gábor Dombay (@awklab) | Hashnode"
description: "Founder of AwkLab. Unix Philosophy advocate. Focusing on AWK, benchmarking, and scripting. Read the latest articles by Gábor Dombay on Hashnode."
url: "https://hashnode.com/@awklab"
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@awklab

# Gábor Dombay

@awklab · Budapest · Joined January 2026

Founder of AwkLab. Unix Philosophy advocate. Focusing on AWK, benchmarking, and scripting.

[Website](https://awklab.com/)

### [Unix Pipes Under Load: Streaming, Barriers, Backpressure, and Bottlenecks](https://awklab.com/unix-pipes-under-load?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Pipes don't parallelize — they stream. Learn where Unix pipelines shine, where they stall, and how to fix it with AWK and parallel.

12 min read · [awklab.com](https://awklab.com/unix-pipes-under-load?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Apr 9](https://hashnode.com/posts/unix-pipes-under-load/69d7e232fa7251682ed67fca)

### [When RAM Matters: Memory Efficiency of AWK Variants](https://awklab.com/memory-efficiency-awk-mawk-gawk?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Benchmarking memory overhead in AWK variants. Discover how population methods impact RAM usage.

23 min read · [awklab.com](https://awklab.com/memory-efficiency-awk-mawk-gawk?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[6](https://hashnode.com/posts/memory-efficiency-awk-mawk-gawk/69b599c9210c74252f10219a) [Mar 14](https://hashnode.com/posts/memory-efficiency-awk-mawk-gawk/69b599c9210c74252f10219a)

### [FreeBSD and dwl on a 2010 ThinkPad](https://awklab.com/freebsd-dwl?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A Minimalist Wayland Setup on Aging Hardware

6 min read · [awklab.com](https://awklab.com/freebsd-dwl?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[3](https://hashnode.com/posts/freebsd-dwl/69a9d4403728a9dc35a6eac0) [Mar 5](https://hashnode.com/posts/freebsd-dwl/69a9d4403728a9dc35a6eac0)

### [The BEHILOS Benchmark](https://awklab.com/behilos-benchmark?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

When Unix history meets modern performance benchmarking: testing low-footprint search workhorses

7 min read · [awklab.com](https://awklab.com/behilos-benchmark?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/behilos-benchmark/698bb766046e5e36c2038c78)

### [AWK: the Zero-Setup Pre-Processor](https://awklab.com/awk-the-zero-setup-pre-processor?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A Phase-2 Sentinel for Modern Data Pipelines

7 min read · [awklab.com](https://awklab.com/awk-the-zero-setup-pre-processor?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 1](https://hashnode.com/posts/awk-the-zero-setup-pre-processor/697fba1618a11aad620564f6)