History has it that Mr Wilde's response was, "You will Harvey, you will.". So, in this case, I guess I should simply say. "I will" :)

In C  assert(true); could still be classed as an "assertion". The fact that the assertion is always true doesn't change that. perlre says 

This zero-width assertion evaluate any embedded Perl code. It always s
+ucceeds,

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so 'code block assertion' as a phrase to describe (?{ ... }) makes a certain amount of sense, to me at least.

And the (??{ ... }) is described as a "postponed regular subexpression".

Both are a bit wordy, but it would be nice to have terms for them, rather than needing to constantly use the notation? Maybe CBA and PP-RE?? Just a thought.

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In reply to Re: Re^6: Replace zero-width grouping? by BrowserUk
in thread Replace zero-width grouping? by tinypig

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