Re: Soma cube solver with regex

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Re^2: Soma cube solver with regex by herveus (Prior) on Feb 15, 2012 at 23:01 UTC
Howdy! I've had cause more than once to reach for a hammer to deal with a recalcitrant screw. yours, Michael	[reply]
Re^3: Soma cube solver with regex by ww (Archbishop) on Feb 15, 2012 at 23:17 UTC
Hammer, hack saw, cold chisel, wrecking bar, Sawzall,... (In the case of really recalcitrant bolts, a torch!) Update: s/coal/cold/; ++ BrowserUk	[reply]
Re^4: Soma cube solver with regex by roboticus (Chancellor) on Feb 16, 2012 at 03:18 UTC
A torch? In our neck of the woods, we call it a "smoke wrench". ...roboticus When your only tool is a hammer, all screws are a bit tricky to remove.	[reply]
Re^2: Soma cube solver with regex by brx (Pilgrim) on Feb 15, 2012 at 19:59 UTC
Even if I do this only for fun, I can't imagine a faster method to solve this puzzle. This work seems to be perfect for the regex engine skills. The final regex is only the concatanation of a lot of small easy pieces... But OK, I agree: this is not a good idea to show the generated regex ;-)	[reply]
Re^3: Soma cube solver with regex by ww (Archbishop) on Feb 15, 2012 at 20:23 UTC
I hope I gave no offense. It just struck me that that is truly a "super-sized" regex... and, less significantly (since I forsee no need for maintenance) is a pound-your-thumb-with-a-hammer stinker to maintain. Please, accept my admiration (and the ++ accorded your masterwork before my first reply).	[reply]