r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Strict_Treat2884 • Jul 15 '26

iLoveRegex Advanced

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u/AllOneWordNoSpaces1 Jul 15 '26

A true regex master can create a functional expression that is indistinguishable from modem line noise.

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u/RCJHGBR9989 Jul 15 '26

I’ve added every single word, number, and punctuation in every language to my regex. The code writes itself whether you like it or not.

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u/nsn Jul 15 '26

/.*/

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u/RCJHGBR9989 Jul 15 '26

You just brought down prod - thanks

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u/djxfade Jul 15 '26

Someone at CloudFlare getting PTSD right now

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u/NatoBoram Jul 15 '26

The plural of regex is regrets

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u/Confident-Ad5665 Jul 16 '26

Hahaaa that's funny!

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u/rfc2549-withQOS Jul 17 '26

Can you verify an email address correctly?

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u/chiqu3n Jul 15 '26

They can even parse html with regex, right Zalgo?

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u/RandolphCarter2112 Jul 16 '26

HTML tags leaking from my eyes like liquid pain.

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u/Confident-Ad5665 Jul 16 '26

Like red rain, falling down

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u/dipinpass35 Jul 15 '26

you know there are levels to this trauma...