Re: RegEx Commands
Re: RegEx Commands
- Subject: Re: RegEx Commands
- From: Greg Strange <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 16:06:56 -0500
on 8/8/01 3:34 PM, Harald E Brandt at email@hidden wrote:
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+--> Greg Strange wrote 01-08-06:
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> So I have been challenging myself to rewrite everything as either a)the
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> shortest or b) the most efficient.
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Then, if these are the goals, why on earth use a TID solution, when a RegEx
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solution always is MUCH shorter, AND almost always, MUCH faster?
I should have been more clear. I mean to make it shorter OR more efficient
using plain vanilla AS (although I also use Standard Additions).
Sorry for the confusion. I use a lot of RegEx's when I use Perl; they are
invaluable and I wouldn't disrespect their superiority.
Greg Strange
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