using RegularExpressions for matching (was Re: deficience in Squeak)

Marcus Denker marcus at ira.uka.de
Tue Dec 2 08:11:52 UTC 2003


Am 02.12.2003 um 05:02 schrieb smallsqueak:

>   BTW, why 'it should be one of the Smalltalk ones' ?
>   There are at least 3 of them at the last count ;-)

Is that an argument against picking one?

>   Considering that Smalltalk is very productive,
>   we may have a dozen of these in no time ;-)
>
Why should there?

>   Considering the current rate of evolution of Squeak,
>   what's your guesstimate for the sweat needed to test
>   and maintain a native Squeak version of regex
>   comparable to the current (old) rePlugin ?
>   (and don't forget that KCP is sweeping left and
>    right, pulling the rug right under your feet ;-)

What are you trying to say with that? "please don't
change anyting". Feel free to declare a fork that does just that.

If you want to make sure that something works in the
future , please write a Test.

       Marcus

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