Hmm... I had posted this in discussion, since seekers didn't seem appropriate. Ah well.

I like your version of the second regex. Not sure about the comment regarding going overboard on the whitespace. I prefer the extra whitespace because I feel the indentation adds clarity (especially in the comments, oddly enough). Too many programmers just throw things to gether with little or no explanation. I err on the side of overcommenting, but my programs are, I think, much easier to understand.

What don't you like about the whitespace?

Cheers,
Ovid

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In reply to (Ovid) RE(2): Regexes vs. Maintainability by Ovid
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