Then Perl's use of the term "regular expression" is a misnomer. This post makes the correct analysis of the situation. Those who came up with Perl's "regular expressions" should have thought of (or invented) a more accurate term.
Regular expressions haven't changed since the seventies, at the latest.
Now if you want to say that implementations of regular expressions are advancing, fine.
Let's be precise in our use of language, or not.
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"Very seldom does ./configure, make, make install work without any fiddling around."
Here's some anecdotal evidence to the contrary: it works all the time for me, and I do it *a lot*, on several different architectures.
That's like saying we should be focusing on the garbage dump on the edge of town.
This is exactly why I cancelled my digital cable! Not to mention the stupid TV guide advertisements on-screen. What the fuck is up with that?!
Would it be cheating if I bombed them from my RC plane?
That, or sit on a public toilet.
Really, that's all? very? interesting?.
Make fun of a 14-year old girl... you so cool!
but somebody's got to do it. Beats working at McDonald's.
No, true alcholoics don't talk about drinking, they just do it.
I have a crush on gytseng@stanford.edu and jssmith@stanford.edu, don't you?
You must be from backwoods Tennesee as well.
I probably didn't spell TN right, but I don't care, do you?
USB was designed for simple, low throughput devices. You should use firewire or external scsi.
They already have, they're called females.
I just put a bid for it in on namewinner.com. Too bad for you!!
I don't see any relation between one's ability to reason and apply knowledge and one's caring for others.
Does MSN ship to India?
I doubt they will pay, because that would set a bad precendent, and then they'd be beholden to other countries as well.
You can check my math here... but for it to come out even that person would have to buy two copies.
It's childish if someone doesn't like you, and you communicate that fact?
You have some seriously f'ed up logic.
"If you download Mario 2 for free, that's one less copy of Mario Advance they sell."
Wrong. I will never buy it. But I may download it.
For those who have Qwest, look here.
Fine, then why is the title of the book "Mastering Regular Expressions" and not "Mastering regexps"?
Then Perl's use of the term "regular expression" is a misnomer. This post makes the correct analysis of the situation. Those who came up with Perl's "regular expressions" should have thought of (or invented) a more accurate term.
Regular expressions haven't changed since the seventies, at the latest. Now if you want to say that implementations of regular expressions are advancing, fine. Let's be precise in our use of language, or not.
How about the airport videos, dumbass?