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Re:Perl code that is syntactically correct only on Fridays by bastardoperator on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @12:45PM (#30363097)
I worked with Randal L. Schwartz for several years in the Los Angeles area. I was already doing Perl but getting an opportunity to see his code and ask him questions was something that changed my career for the better. Thanks Merlyn!
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Re:Perl code that is syntactically correct only on Fridays by RandalSchwartz on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @04:05PM (#30365662)
Have you seen my "parse JSON in a single Perl Regex"? https://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=995856
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Re:Perl code that is syntactically correct only on Fridays by hondo77 on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @09:15PM (#30368787)
Ditto, except s/several/a couple of/
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