and woot: I'm a good parser (bullshit eliminator; went for a few of the examples - after you hinted it is super-permissive), but there is no reason for the default to be that tolerant. perhaps an introduction of "culture" fo the default parsing, and otherwise some format rules ? ________________________________ From: Rauš Miloslav Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 6:50:13 PM To: Pharo Development List Subject: Re: [Pharo-dev] Fun with dates Right of the bat: mind blown (they probably translate to something) ________________________________ From: Guillermo Polito <guillermopolito@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 6:48 PM To: Pharo Development List Subject: [Pharo-dev] Fun with dates Try to guess what each of the following lines of code do: '''/5%9/$#=7*''*(?&&)58-,=93/1(0 1&<"1%?#$-::#)' asDate. '*%!@$4*4#!$!.&0-";)7.<7?%(; $535(0536.%#56&++''3!%0/' asDate. '/-@+%3:3.''9"04=. @5+$;"& (6.-,?@*6"?43@@>*>:' asDate. '1(%&0:19)) 7-?1.8;=?8+!&42-(?#>357).!=21603* 6=?38.1**,//'':@663>.09!2%=!%%%2!>4'':@#/8!@==2>%651)</' asDate. ',$*3,3''="0+0>:#14-8+(1@$&827%6-!)9-<>:"2+>&*39 !"(27' asDate. '''"?. <>!@"2(%7#)0 )46+#'';=+"94?%)9 +!<.+!9,2*5("9$11-,?49 =6*77. 0;/''%%/*' asDate. '4.+@)3&11)."+.6=$&$0>5:5;:$,%5-+,4$0>")>4838''*2/' asDate. '!7$:''!@0=)?0?<#&@*./0.:&?$?4 =<!><(7)@3$!:"$%%=""/?4*4=0?*$).,<+& ::"8>:925$8!,2,95' asDate. ' &+?!$3"(<*)1");35 $:&<"$!' asDate. '>6(# %2736:-1#@@9%9''+"#?37''2,<3>8-*5"$2-6#''365++*8 &' asDate. '?(2/=-@=@:4?/(3$3(8"&,!-2/&6&&' asDate. '&?7+=''9,:$(430,3#/$4#866'';2/*,?):. -!#"7=?6:$3"5 -$/=0' asDate. '3-;;=72@,9=%*.;+)74@7") -&?(''7+!3-3<-0,<8:(,,;+5-$:81#&6''7830;"01+@>7<37''!(#/9"6%0?' asDate. ';";5!9!,4/;25!0(<$4)''2"(2&-''4/>/.'')99(>><' asDate. '03="9-/,*(;74"%@>=''91%>#=*=6*0/#02@?)0.' asDate G