Another dispatch from the implementing-regular-expressions front lines. Probably of interest to very few, but who knows. Includes thoughts on coding while old.

https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/01/01/Quamina-2026

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Regexp Lessons

ongoing by Tim Bray
@timbray Fun. I LOVE rexes and have always used them (I'm old and from unix and they're how we got around the filesys). Just not really suitable for some problems (eg most nested data) but delightfully powerful where they fit. I've thus far managed NOT to implement an engine, so enjoyed reading your experience. 😸