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Re: negative regexes.

From	Sherm Pendley <sherm.pendley@gmail.com>
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Nougat Surprise <nsurprise@noway.nohow.invalid> writes:

> On 29/01/2011 1:05 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> The general solution of having the programmer write readable code
>> applies to regex as well.
>>
>> As was shown then your problem could be solved with very simple
>> and readable regex.
>
> Easier said than done, when regex syntax resembles line noise.

*Anything* resembles line noise if you don't speak the language.

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Re: negative regexes. Nougat Surprise <nsurprise@noway.nohow.invalid> - 2011-01-29 13:10 -0500
  Re: negative regexes. Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-01-29 22:11 -0500
    Re: negative regexes. Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-01-29 23:50 -0500
  Re: negative regexes. Helium Balloon <hb.3459s._jsf3k@goo.abvg> - 2011-01-29 21:11 -0500
  Re: negative regexes. Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-01-29 13:26 -0500
    Re: negative regexes. Nougat Surprise <nsurprise@noway.nohow.invalid> - 2011-01-29 13:28 -0500
  Re: negative regexes. Sherm Pendley <sherm.pendley@gmail.com> - 2011-01-29 13:45 -0500

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