> they like Perl and ack and occasionally use some of that fancy superpower. I, on the other hand, lack that experience One of the things I'm working on right

> they like Perl and ack and occasionally use some of that fancy superpower. I, on the other hand, lack that experience One of the things I'm working on right now is a cookbook that will ship with ack 3, currently about thisclose from going to beta. I want to show examples of the magic powers and see how powerful it can be. Your comment reinforces in my mind that it's an important thing to have. > I’m very glad that ack existed; it led the way with better tools, and I used it heavily for some years. Thanks for making it! You're very welcome. I'm continually pleased to see what's come out after it. A search tool arms race is a good thing.