Re^2: Golf: Magic Formula for Roman Numerals

Update: a new one that's only one character too long
sub b1{M1E3D500C100L50X10V5I1=~$_;$'}
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Not any more. ;-)

sub b2{M999D499C99L49X9V4I=~$_+$'}
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Update: As described in The 10**21 Problem (Part I) this one is four strokes shorter:

sub b3{XCMVLD=~$_;"1E@+"%9995}
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Re^3: Golf: Magic Formula for Roman Numerals by ambrus (Abbot) on Feb 18, 2007 at 12:56 UTC
Oh yes, using the return value of matches is a trick that could have helped me in the Fonalty golf as well, as I've realized when reading other's solutions.	[reply]