Paul Hudsonπ Regular expressions in Swift aren't just string patterns β they're first-class types, checked at compile time, and can be written with a readable builder syntax β it's truly a thing of beauty. https://www.hackingwithswift.com/swift/5.7/regexes
(If you watch any of my streams you'll know I am somewhat obsessed with regular expressions. It STILL blows my mind that regex literals are fully parsed by the compiler.)
George Girton@twostraws if you are obsessed with regular expressions, then don't forget about the very fun online game https://regexcrossword.com
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@martinicat I have spent such a long time playing that π
@twostraws I figured as much, I thought the others might enjoy hearing about it tooπΈπΉ
Miguel de Icaza α―
π@twostraws it is still painful that you need compiler settings to enable it. Every time I want to use them I need to dig up the special setting.
I canβt even remember what it is. Needs a google every time, so I tend to not use it. Tragic really.
@Migueldeicaza Do you mean bare slash regexes? I thought they were on by default these days.
@twostraws not last time I tried
@twostraws but maybe I gave up at some point