Re: RFC 164 (v2) Replace =~, !~, m//, s///, and tr// with match(), subst(), and trade()

On 30 Aug 2000 02:13:38 -0000, Perl6 RFC Librarian wrote:

>Replace =~, !~, m//, s///, and tr// with match(), subst(), and trade()

Why?

What's next, replace the regex syntax with something that more closely
ressembles the rest of Perl?

Regexes are a language within the language. And not a tiny one.

So, if regexes are such a completely different sublanguage, I can see
the m// and s/// syntax as just a link between these two entirely
different worlds. I don't care that it has a weird syntax itself. That,
by itself, simply stresses the fact that regexes are indeed "different".

-- 
	Bart.