GNU bug report logs - #19208
replace-match unhelpful error message

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Message #45 received at 19208 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>, Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Phillip Lord <phillip.lord <at> newcastle.ac.uk>,
 Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 19208 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 10:41:40 -0700

This is not strictly a question of what one would say in English, as 
mathematical notation is typically a better choice for mathematical notions. For 
example, in C it's typically better to write sixteen as "16" rather than as "6 + 
10" even though the latter is closer to the original English.

If we wanted code to mimic English better, COBOL would be a good choice. (Or 
maybe Perl. :-) But the goal is to write readable code, not to imitate how 
Anglo-Saxons talked.

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