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   Regexes Got Good: The History and Future of Regular Expressions in JavaScript(smashingmagazine.com)

   2 points by slev 2y ago|0 comments
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   Show HN: I made native JavaScript regexes competitive with the best re flavors(github.com)

   2 points by slev 2y ago|0 comments
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   by slev 2y ago

   Ack! Thanks for the info/link. I've now hidden this post.
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   Show HN: Awesome Regex – Best tools/tuts/libs/etc. for all major regex flavors(github.com)

   1 points by slev 2y ago|3 comments
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   Show HN: ParseUri – A mighty but tiny URI parser (less than 50 lines)(github.com)

   1 points by slev 2y ago|1 comments
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   by slev 2y ago

   I created parseUri v1 17 years ago, but never hosted it on GitHub/npm because it's older than both of those tools. Nevertheless, it’s been used very widely due to it being tiny and predating JavaScript’s built-in `URL` constructor
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   by slev 5y ago

   These days people study regular languages as part of the Chomsky hierarchy, but back when regular expressions were introduced into computing the term referred to Kleene’s regular expressions.