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Back to EpisodesThe Two Problems With Regular Expressions
Season 3
Episode 83
Published 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
This week we're talking about regular expressions, aka, regex. These are a favorite tool of programmers, but they also have a dark side. Do regex cause more problems than they solve? Can they be evil? We also discuss the origins of regular expressions, formal language theory, and finite automata.
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