Re: [GTALUG] Hardcore sed foo
On 2019-11-08 3:13 p.m., Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 07:27:47PM +, Dave Collier-Brown via talk wrote: >> On 2019-11-08 11:41 a.m., Giles Orr via talk wrote: >> >>> Eyeballing simple regex is hard enough, but mentally parsing out a >>> complex full line regex that looks like inline garbage without the >>> benefit of comments isn't something I recommend or appreciate. >> An early boss described it as "programming in line noise". > I thought that was perl. > No, that was "you can say anything 27 ways", but you have to use words. --dave -- David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest dave.collier-br...@indexexchange.com | -- Mark Twain CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER : This telecommunication, including any and all attachments, contains confidential information intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited and is not a waiver of confidentiality. If you have received this telecommunication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return electronic mail and delete the message from your inbox and deleted items folders. This telecommunication does not constitute an express or implied agreement to conduct transactions by electronic means, nor does it constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment or an acceptance of a contract offer. Contract terms contained in this telecommunication are subject to legal review and the completion of formal documentation and are not binding until same is confirmed in writing and has been signed by an authorized signatory. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
Re: [GTALUG] Hardcore sed foo
> On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 07:27:47PM +, Dave Collier-Brown via talk wrote: > > On 2019-11-08 11:41 a.m., Giles Orr via talk wrote: > > An early boss described it as "programming in line noise". > > I thought that was perl. Or maybe APL. -- Scott --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
Re: [GTALUG] Hardcore sed foo
On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 07:27:47PM +, Dave Collier-Brown via talk wrote: > On 2019-11-08 11:41 a.m., Giles Orr via talk wrote: > > > Eyeballing simple regex is hard enough, but mentally parsing out a > > complex full line regex that looks like inline garbage without the > > benefit of comments isn't something I recommend or appreciate. > > An early boss described it as "programming in line noise". I thought that was perl. -- Len Sorensen --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
Re: [GTALUG] Hardcore sed foo
On 2019-11-08 11:41 a.m., Giles Orr via talk wrote: > Eyeballing simple regex is hard enough, but mentally parsing out a > complex full line regex that looks like inline garbage without the > benefit of comments isn't something I recommend or appreciate. An early boss described it as "programming in line noise". --dave -- David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest dave.collier-br...@indexexchange.com | -- Mark Twain CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER : This telecommunication, including any and all attachments, contains confidential information intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited and is not a waiver of confidentiality. If you have received this telecommunication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return electronic mail and delete the message from your inbox and deleted items folders. This telecommunication does not constitute an express or implied agreement to conduct transactions by electronic means, nor does it constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment or an acceptance of a contract offer. Contract terms contained in this telecommunication are subject to legal review and the completion of formal documentation and are not binding until same is confirmed in writing and has been signed by an authorized signatory. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
Re: [GTALUG] Hardcore sed foo
On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 at 23:26, Anthony de Boer via talk wrote: > Lennart Sorensen via talk wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 05, 2019 at 06:42:44AM -0500, Giles Orr via talk wrote: > > > ... > > > Jeez regex is a pain - it took three minutes of staring at that just to > > > figure it out, even though I knew what we were both trying to achieve. > > > > Practice time! > > > > https://regexcrossword.com > > Oooh, fun! The Hamlet puzzle took a few minutes to sort out. But > then I'm not a regular crossworder. > > One of the guys I work with claims that any use of regexen requires > multiple lines of comment to explain, but I'm firmly of the opinion > that being able to sight-read them is a basic Unix programming skill. > Eyeballing simple regex is hard enough, but mentally parsing out a complex full line regex that looks like inline garbage without the benefit of comments isn't something I recommend or appreciate. Some forms of regex support comments within the regex itself: https://www.regular-expressions.info/freespacing.html However ... "Of the flavors discussed in this tutorial, only ... the POSIX and GNU flavors don't support it." Which is where I most need it. Of course, you can still make standard shell script comments before or after the 'sed' block, and I'm very much in favour of those. -- Giles https://www.gilesorr.com/ giles...@gmail.com --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
