> if you can't write or read regex and your job is programming, spending an afternoon learning them should be your next step I’m one of those super stubbornly

> if you can't write or read regex and your job is programming, spending an afternoon learning them should be your next step I’m one of those super stubbornly bullheaded people who believes I can learn or do anything if I’m simply willing to devote the time/energy to it so I don’t say this lightly: I am absolutely incapable of “reading” RegEx. I use RegEx. I (conceptually) understand RegEx. I can write Regex quickly and effectively without much thought. But I can’t read it to save my life. In fact it’s so difficult for me that I struggle to believe there are people who actually can “read” it. I can decipher it but it’ll take me a bit - more like solving a little puzzle in my head than reading and understanding a piece of code. And judging by the way a lot of people talk about RegEx (including seasoned programmers) I can’t imagine I’m alone.