From: sto.mar@...
Date: 2013-03-30T23:42:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Translation Project

Am 30.03.2013 08:19, schrieb Julian Leviston:
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> On 30/03/2013, at 3:42 AM, Jeremy Henderson <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
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>> Yes, I love how compressed it is. Like Regis' though, it can't handle
>> apostrophes. I assume I'll need to add some kind of exception for them
>> into it.
>
> By the way, compressed is overrated IMHO. If you love compressed, you might like PERL, or if you like powerful ideas expressed simply, you might like LISP.
> However, when it comes time to actually maintain code (and all code needs maintaining), you will probably find simple Ruby to be much easier to read and understand.
>
> Clarity around capturing of intent can't be overrated in my opinion when it comes time to programming.

I don't have the previous messages around anymore, so I'm not sure
whether this has been brought up before, but I don't think so.

Very clear in my opinion is String#tr:

   "hello world".tr('aeiou', '*')    # => "h*ll* w*rld"


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