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>>>>> "Lawrence" == Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

Lawrence> Perl was the language that made regular expressions
Lawrence> sexy. Because it made them easy to use.

I'm often reminded of this as I've been coding very little in Perl these
days, and a lot more in languages like Dart, where the regex feels like
a clumsy bolt-on rather than a proper first-class citizen.

There are times I miss Perl.  But not too often any more. :)

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