Randal said it would be tough to do in sed. He didn't say h… - Larry Wall

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Randal said it would be tough to do in sed. He didn't say he didn't understand sed. Randal understands sed quite well. Which is why he uses Perl.

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Larry Arnold Wall (born September 27, 1954) is a programmer, best known as the creator of the Perl programming language.

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Now, I'm not the only language designer with irrationalities. You can think of some languages to go with some of these things.

<code>/* And you'll never guess what the dog had */
/* in its mouth... */</code>

I think that's easier to read. Pardon me. Less difficult to read.

Randal said it would be tough to do in sed. He didn't say he didn't understand sed. Randal understands sed quite well. Which is why he uses Perl. - Larry Wall

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