Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

> also: do not use regex for parsing XML

HE COMES! https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1732348/regex-match-open...



That is truly a piece of modern techno art, appreciated by a choice few (that'd be us). Thanks for reminding me. Also, pro tip to people who haven't seen it: the "best" answer is not at the top, so remember to scroll down. :)


For the unindoctrinated, context with less elitist snark[1] and discussion from 13 years ago[2].

[1] https://blog.codinghorror.com/parsing-html-the-cthulhu-way/

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=944673


I always come back for "One whose Name cannot be expressed in the Basic Multilingual Plane"


I will never not upvote this link.


Hadn't seen that post before and it's fantastic! Thanks for linking


Is it bad that I know at "SO: HE COMES!"?




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: