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in thread What is greedy and lazy Matching in perl

But the context is a discussion of regex quantification, and what is the meaning of deferred or on-demand quantification?

None. Which I why I wouldn't use it in that context. As I said above, it doesn't make sense in that context.

Friedl said it; I believe it; that settles it!

Two out three ain't bad! :)

Anyone got any experience of this phone's predecessor?

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :)
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
I'm with torvalds on this Agile (and TDD) debunked I told'em LLVM was the way to go. But did they listen!
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