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those comments are no better than: i++; /* increase i by one */ sure, break up a larger regex to reflect its structure and comment those sections, but some

those comments are no better than: i++; /* increase i by one */ sure, break up a larger regex to reflect its structure and comment those sections, but something like \\d{3} or [-.]? should really not need commenting

bpicolo 9y ago
Regex has enough sigil spam / characters that mean alternate things than "this is a letter" that mentally parsing it beyond the trivial case is difficult. They're ubiquitous, but they sure aren't a perfect UI