Comments by "xybersurfer" (@xybersurfer) on "Defining Regular Expressions (RegEx) - Computerphile" video.

  1. the explanation could have been a little better: - using '+' instead of '|' for OR was confusing. - the handwriting was also no easy to read 'e' looks like 'l'. - presenting everything as a proof rules was probably also not a great idea, considering the audience
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  2. why not put the Mars Rover programs on one line?
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  3. Regular expressions are what?
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  4.  @AndersJackson  regex is rarely that useful with just the basics
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  5. another problem with regex is that they can look like they should work, when you missed some edge cases
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  6.  @InShadowsLinger  you assume that it is worth learning. you can't just assume your desired conclusion (begging the question). if we can't even agree on what is considered elegant, then what is the point in providing a solution? let's see your solution first. my main issue with Regex is that the operators come with too much baggage and that it looks unstructured, compared to an expression most languages it is used in
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  7. ​ @InShadowsLinger  useful and worth learning are not the same thing. there is a higher standard for the second. not only have we underspecified the problem you tried solving. more importantly how does your solution address the baggage and the unstructured look of regex that i called out?
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  8. ​ @InShadowsLinger  no. you're reply was irrelevant. i did not actually want you to post a solution. i told you to go first to make you realize that it doesn't make sense to do so. i pretty much spelled it out "then what is the point in providing a solution?". but you still failed realize that. it seems you just couldn't help yourself. now you are basically the only person between us 2 that knows the specifics of the problem you solved. i don't have the specs of the problem, and i don't intend to interpret the specs from your regex. you are free to give the specs. but right now your solution is meaningless to me
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  9. yeah. i don't think the problem is even the inability to debug. it's the lack of clarity. things can look correct but still be wrong
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