From: "Firestone, Mark - Technical Support" Date: 2002-04-04T01:12:24+09:00 Subject: RE: regular expression question Don't get me wrong. I think they are very cool. You can do what took 10's of lines in Turbo Pascal in a line... They just don't fit though my head yet.... Thanks! Mark -----Original Message----- From: David Alan Black [mailto:dblack@candle.superlink.net] Sent: 03 April 2002 16:59 To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org Subject: Re: regular expression question I wish I had the power to convey their coolness. I'm actually surprised that anti-regex sentiment crops up as often as it does.... I've always thought they were so elegant and powerful, and it took me a while to notice that not everyone agreed :-) David -- David Alan Black home: dblack@candle.superlink.net work: blackdav@shu.edu Web: http://pirate.shu.edu/~blackdav NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment(s) may contain confidential and proprietary information of Goss International Corporation and/or its subsidiaries and may be legally privileged. This e-mail is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the addressee, dissemination, copying or other use of this e-mail or any of its content is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender immediately and destroy the e-mail and any copies. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. No contract may be construed by this e-mail.