using RegularExpressions for matching (was Re: deficience in
Squeak)
Hannes Hirzel
hannes.hirzel.squeaklist at bluewin.ch
Wed Dec 3 08:31:40 UTC 2003
Andrew C. Greenberg wrote:
> Here's where I came out on all of that. Regex is useful only because it
> is:
(i) concise;
(ii) powerful; and
(iii) very fast.
It is a lot like
> BitBlt in that regard, certainly like string searches, all of which are
> Squeak primtiives. Regex won't be useful in Squeak, certainly not in
> the tools, unless it is powerfully fast, like a string search.
>
> rePlugin offers significantly more power (full Perl5) at excellent speed
> than any other regex I have seen. It is strong, well-tested and robust.
>
For me this arguments are really convincing. The plugin could even be
included in the VM. A fast Regex package is somehow considered a
standard asset of languages comparable in aim to Squeak.
On the other side if we are going include m17n as well perhaps
a Squeak only solution would be preferrable even if it is slow.
Hannes
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