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Stuff like this while well intentioned is ultimately harmful, regex always looked like total gibberish to me, then one weekend I sat myself down and actually le
by Cozumel 10y ago
Stuff like this while well intentioned is ultimately harmful, regex always looked like total gibberish to me, then one weekend I sat myself down and actually learnt it, no more issues. It's really simpler than it seems and worth the effort to learn, programs like this just work as a crutch.
- paul_f 10y agoThe point of this, as the article says, is the rare use of regexp. If you have to design a regex twice a year, taking one weekend to relearn it is too much trouble.