Regex 'Two Problems' Quote
The cluster revolves around the famous Jamie Zawinski quote stating that using regular expressions on a problem creates two problems, with discussions debating regex readability, maintainability, appropriate use cases, and alternatives like parsers.
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Some people, when confronted with a problem, think “I know, I'll use Regex.” Now they have two problems.
Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems.
Some people, when confronted with a problem, think “I know, I'll use regular expressions.” Now they have two problems.
Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems.- Jamie Zawinski
Context: Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems. — Jamie ZawinskiSee also: https://blog.codinghorror.com/regular-expressions-now-you-ha...
"Some people, when faced with a problem, think: I know, I'll use a regular expression.Now they have 2 problems."
Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions!". Now they have two problems.
Some people, when confronted with a problem, think “I know, I'll use regular expressions.” Now they have two problems.
"Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems."
I do not get why there still is so much of a hype for regular expressions. They are hard to read and maintain. They have a relatively large syntax. Edge-cases are easy to get wrong with them.