From: Ilan Berci Date: 2009-10-06T02:05:44+09:00 Subject: Re: regex simplifier? Roger Pack wrote: > > The benefit being in not having to remember what \u or \g does, and not > having to remember what /(something)?/ means :) > Roger, Do you have to remember how to talk every day? or how to add 2 numbers?.. Regexs' will just stick in your memory like everything else and there will be no need to be worried about remembering.. just use them and they will stick.. just like you already knew that 5 + 3 = 8 without cross referencing a table. Remembering the name of the "help" utility however would be a pain in the but.. ilan -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.