Re^3: Collapsing a string to unique characters

-ple$_=join'',sort/./g;y///cs
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Re^4: Collapsing a string to unique characters by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 10, 2009 at 11:01 UTC
Cool++ Corion already pointed out `s/tr/y/`, but the use of `/cs` is a real win. Is there any fat left in that? Can anyone beat 29? 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". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Cool++ Corion already pointed out s/tr/y/, but the use of /cs is a real win.

Is there any fat left in that? Can anyone beat 29?

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".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.