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what debugging regex feels like (lemmy.ml)

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[–] verstra 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If I have a complex regular expression to code into my app, I write it in pomsky, then copy paste the compiled regex to my source file, but also keep the pomsky source nearby. Much more maintainable.