in reply to Re: alternation in regexes: to use or to avoid?
in thread alternation in regexes: to use or to avoid?
Not really, because it says:
A complicated pattern tends to defeat this.
and i'm seeing exactly the opposite. I wish Tom would comment on that :) But thank you for the quote, it helps with understanding why I think that the observed behavior is bad.
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Re^3: alternation in regexes: to use or to avoid?
by Anonymous Monk on Dec 10, 2012 at 15:22 UTC | |
by balker (Novice) on Dec 10, 2012 at 15:29 UTC |
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