Re: Is there a more functional regex syntax?

What about something more like:

  $range =~ /^(\d+)(?:-(\d+))?$/;
  $total_min += $1;
  $total_min += $2//$1;
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I personally think holding onto $min and $max reads easier, but I can understand the desire for conciseness.

#11929 First ask yourself `How would I do this without a computer?' Then have the computer do it the same way.