Re: Regexps (was Re: Invalid Operating System)

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> I'm not sure I understand, because what I'm reading doesn't make
> any sense. Are you actually saying that every character should
> have only a single meaning in any possible context?

I'm saying every token should have only a single meaning in any given
context, and that the set of characters delimiting tokens should be
distinct from the set of characters that comprise tokens.

BOTH meanings of "/" in Perl are in the expression context, and one is
a token delimeter and one isn't.

> I don't think you do, because that's not the case even in C.

Yes, the conflict in "a/*b" is hateful.

The difference between C and Perl here is that even Dennis Ritchie doesn't
defend it.

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