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what debugging regex feels like (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Never debug regex, just generate a new one. It's not worth the hassle to figure out not only what it does, but what it was meant to do.

Better yet, just write it out in code, and never use regex. Tis a stupid thing that never should have been made.

[-] potustheplant@feddit.nl 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hard disagree. The function regex serves in programs like Notepad++ can't be easily replaced by "writing it out in code". With a very small number of characters you can get complex search patterns and capturing groups. It's hard to read but incredibly useful.