Re: english names for symbolic SREs John Cowan 27 Nov 2013 15:37 UTC

Alex Shinn scripsit:

> It was John who insisted that the names be added, and John
> who came up with most of the new names, so I'm assuming
> he genuinely wants them.

I do, though I didn't come up with the idea and in fact was initially
against having more than one way to do it, but you convinced me otherwise.
I think the long names are more self-documenting, more Schemey, and
will make SREs more accessible to people who find string REs an
abomination of the outer darkness.

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