Functions in the Luau `string` library, ordered by how much I like them:
reverse rep lower upper char byte split sub len format find match gsub gmatch pack packsize unpack
Discussion
I want a better way to do string matching than patterns (regex alone is not enough of an improvement). I remember finding out about an awesome language that *compiled* to regex, but can't remember what it was called, they had a "how we plan to take over the world" section in the readme lol.