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		JackFr 48 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Do the simplest thing that could possibly work Before you write a parser, try a regex. (But some times you really do need a parser.)

dochtman 48 days ago [–]

I would argue that regexes are often more complex than simple parsers.

dondraper36 48 days ago | [–]

That's where the familiarity factor steps in.

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