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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish • 3 months ago

what debugging regex feels like

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what debugging regex feels like

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish • 3 months ago
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  • TimeSquirrel
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    3•3 months ago

    You don’t use a regex generator/decoder? You actually tried to learn what that shit means??

    • @xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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      10•3 months ago

      Hey, there’s something magical about knowing what a negative look behind zero length assertion is.

      • @CapriciousDay@lemmy.ml
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        2•3 months ago

        Would-be regex compiler writers wince as they realise they can’t just implement a FSA 😢

      • @spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3•3 months ago

        I think I understand half of that without looking it up

        • @xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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          3•3 months ago

          Warlock! Burn them!

    • Ephera
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      4•3 months ago

      Those regex crosswords ain’t gonna solve themselves…

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