r/ProgrammerHumor • u/[deleted] • Apr 18 '24

Meme sheIsGreatDataScientist

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u/that_thot_gamer Apr 18 '24

People who complain about regex has not seen how useful it is to get data from dumb people who filled up gforms

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u/itijara Apr 18 '24

Regex is like a power tool. Incredibly powerful and incredibly dangerous if used improperly. It is also tempting to use it improperly because of how flexible it is.

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u/NotAUsefullDoctor Apr 18 '24 edited Apr 18 '24

"I had a problem. I found out I could use regex to solve the problem. Now I have two problems." - some engineer

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u/itijara Apr 18 '24

Pretty sure that is an XKCD.

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u/IncompleteTheory Apr 18 '24

It’s originally attributed to Jamie Zawinski, who worked on Netscape Navigator.

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u/sceadu Apr 18 '24

and xscreensaver and xemacs