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   ??? 妛彁 :xf_nyxsigil: :xf_nyxdisapproving: (nyx@social.xenofem.me)'s status on Wednesday, 28-May-2025 13:09:08 JST ??? 妛彁 :xf_nyxsigil: :xf_nyxdisapproving:

   me: I fucking hate regex it's so unreadable

   also me: Common Lisp's FORMAT is so useful, "~@<~a~@[ ~{~:_~2i~<~s ~s~:>~^ ~}~]~@[ ~:_~a~]~:>" is an example of a perfectly valid and understandable syntax for formatting text :xf_lispcreatura:

   • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:, Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem: and snacks like this.
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Wednesday, 28-May-2025 13:10:14 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

     in reply to
     @nyx Were ~ someone's favorite key on the keyboard?
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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
     @lanodan the tilde is used as a directive character because the CL formatter has its own built-in DSL for formatting strings
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