On 30 Aug 2000 02:13:38 -0000, Perl6 RFC Librarian wrote:
>Replace =~, !~, m//, s///, and tr// with match(), subst(), and trade()
Why?
What's next, replace the regex syntax with something that more closely
ressembles the rest of Perl?
Regexes are a language within the language. And not a tiny one.
So, if regexes are such a completely different sublanguage, I can see
the m// and s/// syntax as just a link between these two entirely
different worlds. I don't care that it has a weird syntax itself. That,
by itself, simply stresses the fact that regexes are indeed "different".
--
Bart.
