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by algorithmsRcool 3418 days ago
> using the Oniguruma regret engine

I'm surprised I've never seen that typo for regex before. It's wonderful.
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WildUtah 3418 days ago
Sometimes you feel a regret. "I know!" you say, "I'll fix things with regretular expressions." Now you have two regrets.
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nickpeterson 3418 days ago
Maybe "I'll fix this with expressions of regret."
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trishume 3418 days ago
lol I typed that on an IOS device correctly but it autocompleted it since "regex" isn't a real word apparently.
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Sean1708 3417 days ago
Well no, it's a portmanteau of "regular" and "expression".
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