Support for backreferences can be added without making the whole engine backtracking. See more detailed comments at: https://plus.google.com/1147676935732474085

Support for backreferences can be added without making the whole engine backtracking. See more detailed comments at: https://plus.google.com/114767693573247408592/posts/ZeUHc7ro2h1 https://plus.google.com/114767693573247408592/posts/ZeUHc7ro... Edit: So we can keep the best of both worlds !