From: Nikolai Weibull <ruby-talk@...>
Date: 2003-10-10T02:45:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Extension Language for a Text Editor

* Simon Strandgaard <none@pragprog.com> [Oct, 09 2003 18:42]:
> > I'd say this is way simpler, more effective, and more extensible
> > than redefining all-new regexp syntax.  Especially since the
> > existing syntax is hairy enough. ;-)
>
> Yes this isn't going to be easy. I am the kind of type which like
> hairy problems :-)
>
Remember that there is more than syntax to consider.  Both semantics and
actually doing the matching.  You can alter the syntax without altering
the semantics and matching.  (I may be expressing this incorrectly
though),
	nikolai

P.S.
What I'm saying here is that even if you change the syntax, you don't
have to make it any less powerful, or reimplement it from the start.
D.S.

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