Well, this 'hardcore COBOL/mainframe programmer' uses them quite a lot, and has been using them for over 30 years. I also have mainframe programmer co-workers of a much younger generation who not only know and use RE's but even stranger languages like Ruby and Python.
Not everyone in this business fits into that particular rigid mold. Some of us are quite flexible. Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 9:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ASSEMBLER-LIST Digest - 21 Mar 2015 to 22 Mar 2015 (#2015-35) > Regular expressions is the most god-awful piece of clap-trap garbage I have > ever laid my eyes on. Yeah for you PC programmers! Groans of disbelief from > us mainframe programmers at the > obtuse, obfuscating gibberish that RE is and that we will be forced into > learning. We'll have to agree to disagree on that one. We have our own implementation of a library that does regular expressions and I use it a lot. I think regular expressions are a very valuable and versatile tool... But your reaction is not uncommon: just about every 'hardcore COBOL/mainframe programmer' reacts the same way when they see their first regular expression. Fred! ----------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system.
