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last time when did you use Regular Expressions? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 4 months ago by kionite231@lemmy.ca to c/programming@programming.dev
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[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't always use regular expressions, but when I do, I use it to parse XML,

[–] kionite231@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

iirc using RE to parse tag languages is not recommended.

[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 11 points 4 months ago

Sure, but if you are not regularly expressing code that has the potential of summoning elder gods that will swallow your soul into a dimension of ceaseless screaming then are you really living?