Re^3: Regular Expresion

I wouldn't use one regular expression. I'd use two -- one for the User ID, one for the name. State information tells you if they're both from the same line.

I realize brevity is the soul of wit, but I occasionally prefer verbosity if it results in ease of support. (Translation: I'm not as good a programmer as the rest of you...)

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Re^4: Regular Expresion by Zen (Deacon) on May 14, 2009 at 18:20 UTC
By that logic, you would come to the conclusion being a good programmer means everything is a one-liner. I disagree. Multiple lines wins except in the case of repeating yourself.	[reply]
Re^5: Regular Expresion by apl (Monsignor) on May 15, 2009 at 11:59 UTC
By that logic, you would come to the conclusion being a good programmer means everything is a one-liner. I sometimes get that impression from my fellow Monks; I'm as prone to golfing as the next guy. 8-) I disagree. Multiple lines wins except in the case of repeating yourself. My sentiment, generally, though I try to merge redundant sequential statements (multiple concatenations, rather than merely breaking a statement over several lines) and prefer ?: over a simple if involving assignments. So I guess the line is hard to draw. Why is it okay to use ?:, but not a clever regex?	[reply]
Re^6: Regular Expresion by Zen (Deacon) on May 15, 2009 at 19:16 UTC
"So I guess the line is hard to draw. Why is it okay to use ?:, but not a clever regex?" Readability. I'd accept a "clever regex" with the x modifier and commenting.	[reply]