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what debugging regex feels like (lemmy.ml)
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[-] chad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

I fall in the abandon it camp. Code is read way more times than it is written. I'd rather read an algorithm that validates input than read a regex that validates input.

[-] potustheplant@feddit.nl 4 points 4 months ago

You're discussing a completely different use case from what I said. RegEx can be increidbly useful but it's not always the only/best option.

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