Re^4: Regexp substitution on variable-length ranges with embedded code?

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I always had an admiration for that cat; solely based on his Netscape exit letter. After reading that roundup I must remark: Anyone who can earnestly write, “Perl is mostly terrible, maybe Java will save us,” cannot be taken seriously.

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Re^5: Regexp substitution on variable-length ranges with embedded code? ( jwz ) by LanX (Saint) on May 28, 2021 at 18:01 UTC
I'm sure you mean Jamie Zawinski not "the" Friedl. I only admired Friedl so far, but I am now realising Zawinski was behind XEmacs AND bought a night club. > Anyone who can earnestly write, “Perl is mostly terrible, maybe Java will save us,” cannot be taken seriously. First law of funny people is that it suddenly becomes irony if it's not funny anymore... Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]

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Re^5: Regexp substitution on variable-length ranges with embedded code? ( jwz )
by LanX (Saint) on May 28, 2021 at 18:01 UTC

Jamie Zawinski

I only admired Friedl so far, but I am now realising Zawinski was behind XEmacs AND bought a night club.

> Anyone who can earnestly write, “Perl is mostly terrible, maybe Java will save us,” cannot be taken seriously.

First law of funny people is that it suddenly becomes irony if it's not funny anymore...

Cheers Rolf
_{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)

Wikisyntax for the Monastery}

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