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RegEx - A powerful tool it is

Curt Gratz June 09, 2010

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Curt Gratz

June 09, 2010

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June 1st was (Inter)?National Regular Expression day celebrated the world over.  Regular Expressions are something I have just a base knowledge of and was on my goals to learn in 2010, so I tried my hand at the contest by Ben Nadel.  And through the power of complete randomness, I won.

Mastering Regular Expressions

So, thanks Ben for sending me  Mastering Regular Expressions by Jeffrey E.F. Friedl and O'Reilly Media.  I am enjoying the book so far and it was a great birthday present as it arrived just on time.  I look forward to becoming a RegEx Master.

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Jun 10, 2010 08:35:54 UTC

by Ben Nadel

Heck yeah :) I hope you like the book. I haven't read this one personally, so I am excited to hear what you have to say about it when you get to it.

And as always, thanks for making RegEx day so much fun :)

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