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Alternatively: declare that "regex" has graduated into its own proper term (not a contraction) for whatever this evolving somewhat-too-capable-for-easy-classifi
by Groxx 4y ago
Alternatively: declare that "regex" has graduated into its own proper term (not a contraction) for whatever this evolving somewhat-too-capable-for-easy-classification tool is.
It's certainly how it's used colloquially.
- amscanne 4y agoThe term “regex” is already used interchangeably for both classes. The Go regular expression library (which is widely used) does not support backreferences, and is guaranteed to run in linear time. It seems sillier to say “that’s not a regex” (since it definitely is a regular expression engine), than to say that the others are extended regular expressions or some other, more flexible thing (for better and worse).