Comments on: Regular Expression Pocket Reference: Regular Expressions for Perl, Ruby, PHP, Python, C, Java and .NET http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/regular-expression-pocket-reference-regular-expressions-for-perl-ruby-php-python-c-java-and-net/ Enhance your site with CGi, PHP and ASP scripts Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:32:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dejan Fajfar http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/regular-expression-pocket-reference-regular-expressions-for-perl-ruby-php-python-c-java-and-net/comment-page-1/#comment-1867 Dejan Fajfar Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:25:50 +0000 http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/regular-expression-pocket-reference-regular-expressions-for-perl-ruby-php-python-c-java-and-net/#comment-1867 Most developers know how to write regular expressions, almost none of them can read them. And if you are saying that you can. Well congratulations to you. You are one of the 0.1% of developers that can or you are one of those who think they can. <br /> <br />The books physical appearance is so compact that it has become a permanent item on my working desk. And is often used. Rating: 4 / 5 Most developers know how to write regular expressions, almost none of them can read them. And if you are saying that you can. Well congratulations to you. You are one of the 0.1% of developers that can or you are one of those who think they can.

The books physical appearance is so compact that it has become a permanent item on my working desk. And is often used.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: John Najarian http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/regular-expression-pocket-reference-regular-expressions-for-perl-ruby-php-python-c-java-and-net/comment-page-1/#comment-1866 John Najarian Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:05:46 +0000 http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/regular-expression-pocket-reference-regular-expressions-for-perl-ruby-php-python-c-java-and-net/#comment-1866 One of the better OReilly books. Very well written, great examples and explanations. I highly recommend. Rating: 4 / 5 One of the better OReilly books. Very well written, great examples and explanations. I highly recommend.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/regular-expression-pocket-reference-regular-expressions-for-perl-ruby-php-python-c-java-and-net/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 Anonymous Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:39:11 +0000 http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/regular-expression-pocket-reference-regular-expressions-for-perl-ruby-php-python-c-java-and-net/#comment-1865 Based on the .NET chapter it would appear that the author tackled too many implementations. It looked like all of the .NET stuff came from the SDK, sans discussion & examples. <p>Developers worrying about an expression to be executed on several different platforms might find this type of overview helpful. How many folks do that though? Rating: 3 / 5 Based on the .NET chapter it would appear that the author tackled too many implementations. It looked like all of the .NET stuff came from the SDK, sans discussion & examples.

Developers worrying about an expression to be executed on several different platforms might find this type of overview helpful. How many folks do that though?
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: X. Jia http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/regular-expression-pocket-reference-regular-expressions-for-perl-ruby-php-python-c-java-and-net/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 X. Jia Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:34:51 +0000 http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/regular-expression-pocket-reference-regular-expressions-for-perl-ruby-php-python-c-java-and-net/#comment-1864 This is a great handy reference to compare several popular tools supporting regrex. <br /> <br />While I found it may have an error. In page-70, say "Both(vi and vim) use a DFA match engine.", while in another book "Computer Science and Perl Programming" page-91, the author of "Mastering Regular Expressing" Jeffrey Friedl said "Perl has always used an NFA engine, as does vi, sed, GNU emacs, Python, Tcl, expect, and most version of grep". I knew these two engine are very much different, and vim regrex does support capturing and backreference(NFA engine). So I guess there's something wrong in this reference. Could the author check up this issue please? thanks. Rating: 3 / 5 This is a great handy reference to compare several popular tools supporting regrex.

While I found it may have an error. In page-70, say "Both(vi and vim) use a DFA match engine.", while in another book "Computer Science and Perl Programming" page-91, the author of "Mastering Regular Expressing" Jeffrey Friedl said "Perl has always used an NFA engine, as does vi, sed, GNU emacs, Python, Tcl, expect, and most version of grep". I knew these two engine are very much different, and vim regrex does support capturing and backreference(NFA engine). So I guess there's something wrong in this reference. Could the author check up this issue please? thanks.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/regular-expression-pocket-reference-regular-expressions-for-perl-ruby-php-python-c-java-and-net/comment-page-1/#comment-1863 Anonymous Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:19:32 +0000 http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/regular-expression-pocket-reference-regular-expressions-for-perl-ruby-php-python-c-java-and-net/#comment-1863 "Regular Expression Pocket Reference" is one of the hottest and most controversial books of the year! Stubblebine is a fluent polemicist with a gift for the Menckenesque invective...and he can harness such language to subtle, syllogistic argument. <br>Written with a great deal of passion, the real source of this book's strength - and it's usefulness - was it's painstaking marshalling of evidence. This has got to be the most popular nonfiction book in America.<br>More important that Stubblebine's other works, "Clown management for midgets", this book addresses the much broader issues of Java and Perl and even delves into the murky recesses of C#. <br>Read it! Live it! Rating: 5 / 5 "Regular Expression Pocket Reference" is one of the hottest and most controversial books of the year! Stubblebine is a fluent polemicist with a gift for the Menckenesque invective…and he can harness such language to subtle, syllogistic argument.
Written with a great deal of passion, the real source of this book's strength – and it's usefulness – was it's painstaking marshalling of evidence. This has got to be the most popular nonfiction book in America.
More important that Stubblebine's other works, "Clown management for midgets", this book addresses the much broader issues of Java and Perl and even delves into the murky recesses of C#.
Read it! Live it!
Rating: 5 / 5

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