Having trouble finding a word in multiple files

[Chris Green]

On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 04:57:48PM +0100, Peter Flynn wrote:
> On 18/06/2020 13:32, Mike Marchywka wrote:
> > [...] Verbosity is not just a waste of computer resources but
> > confusing to humans.
> Taken to extremes, yes. But I do NOT want to have to deal with
> undistinguishable rubbish like
> 
>    They were playing <i>La Cantatrice Chauve</i> last night.
> 
> I want to see (at worst)
> 
>    They were playing <title>La Cantatrice Chauve</title> last night.
> 
But why do either?  There are far better ways of doing it, e.g.:-

    They were playing //La Cantatrice Chauve// last night.

It's easier to type, it's easier to read, it sort of tells you what's
intended.  ... and it's "machine readable".  Why should we (weak
beings) have to go through the convolutions of bracketing 'commands'
to tell the (mindlessly clever) machine what we mean when a bit more
work on the machine's part will save our fingers and brains?

-- 
Chris Green