From: Young Wah <rubyview@...>
Date: 2010-09-11T11:48:31+09:00
Subject: Ruby's regex

However, regular expression support is typically built into only
scripting languages,
such as Ruby, Perl, and awk. This is a shame: regular expressions,
although cryptic,
are a powerful tool for working with text. And having them built in,
rather than tacked
on through a library interface, makes a big difference.

The above statement is in the book "Programming Ruby" the second edition.
Why the author said "this is a shame"? I don't understand well. Thanks.

Regards.