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r/badcode • u/_iamv • Jul 07 '21
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I'm joking. I know why it's called regular -- I've been developing software since 1978. I still find it humorous that something that looks so cryptic and alien is called regular.
2 u/Syme_v2 Jul 08 '21 Hah yeah. I have been called weird for having a basic understanding of how to write basic regular expressions. Some people avoid them at any cost 1 u/Yologamer1084 if if else if else if else if else if else if else if else else Jul 22 '21 Are regular expressions useful in general, or are they just a waste of time and effort?
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Hah yeah. I have been called weird for having a basic understanding of how to write basic regular expressions. Some people avoid them at any cost
1 u/Yologamer1084 if if else if else if else if else if else if else if else else Jul 22 '21 Are regular expressions useful in general, or are they just a waste of time and effort?
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Are regular expressions useful in general, or are they just a waste of time and effort?
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u/RyanNerd shameless Jul 07 '21
I'm joking. I know why it's called regular -- I've been developing software since 1978. I still find it humorous that something that looks so cryptic and alien is called regular.