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From: Muttley@DastartdlyHQ.org
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.programmer,comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:38:15 -0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:38:24 +0100
Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> boring babbled:
>On 20.11.2024 12:30, Muttley@DastartdlyHQ.org wrote:
>> Anything that can be done in regex can obviously also be done procedurally.
>> At the point regex expression become unwieldy - usually when substitution
>> variables raise their heads - I prefer procedural code as its also often 
>> easier to debug.
>
>You haven't even tried to honestly answer my (serious) question.

You mean you can't figure out how to do something like string search and replace
procedurally? I'm not going to show you, ask a kid who knows Python or Basic.

>With your statement above and your hostility below, it rather seems

If you think my reply was hostile then I suggest you go find a safe space
and cuddle your teddy bear snowflake.