My level of knowledge with regexes is likely much higher than most peoples'. I'm a Perl guy, and this is one of the things that sets Perl apart.
I know that there's mechanisms commenting within Perl regexes (but not, if I understand, Perl Compatable Regular Expressions (PCRE), which is what other languages import). I have decided that if your regex is that far along, your problem domain has become too complex. You might be trying to parse HTML or something.
But beyond that, much simpler regexes have buggy behavior, including this lightning talk from a year ago, where a friend explains an issue with the regex engine that I kinda understand as I listen, but forget soon after the video ends.
So, while I have drank deeply from the kool-aid, I understand those who might just sip.
To put it another way, Larry Wall (the person who committed the code with the regex bug) says it's okay to speak Baby Perl, and so, who am I to say that speaking Baby Regex is a problem?
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My level of knowledge with regexes is likely much higher than most peoples'. I'm a Perl guy, and this is one of the things that sets Perl apart.
I know that there's mechanisms commenting within Perl regexes (but not, if I understand, Perl Compatable Regular Expressions (PCRE), which is what other languages import). I have decided that if your regex is that far along, your problem domain has become too complex. You might be trying to parse HTML or something.
But beyond that, much simpler regexes have buggy behavior, including this lightning talk from a year ago, where a friend explains an issue with the regex engine that I kinda understand as I listen, but forget soon after the video ends.
So, while I have drank deeply from the kool-aid, I understand those who might just sip.
To put it another way, Larry Wall (the person who committed the code with the regex bug) says it's okay to speak Baby Perl, and so, who am I to say that speaking Baby Regex is a problem?