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Subject: Re: [boost] [msm] Review
From: Jeffrey Bosboom (jbosboom_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-04 00:51:51


Rob Riggs wrote:
> It's hard
> enough to master regular expression -- mastering a new, C++-specific DSL
> for regexes is just brain damage.

Perhaps it's just me, but I find the Xpressive DSL much easier to work
with than Perl-style expressions, especially when trying to figure out
what someone else's regex actually does.

But I think that just adds to the point -- Regex and Xpressive are quite
different.

--Jeffrey Bosboom


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