Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.13
EAN: 9780596002893
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 0596002890
Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: July 15, 2002
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Sales Rank: 161886
Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Rating:  - Will take you a long way down the rabbit hole
How deep down the rabbit hole do you really NEED to go? I had a serious need to get on top of regular expressions to solve one particular problem. I looked at several online tutorials which didn't take me where I needed to go, so I ordered Mastering Regular Expressions after reading the Amazon reviews. I always look at the negative reviews first. In spite of the negative reviews I ordered the book with an open mind.
When the book arrived I began reading it with enthusiasm. In the preface ... Read More
Rating:  - Incredible book
An incredible book. Absolutely incredible. It will take 200 lines of your code and reduce it to 1 or 2 lines. It will open your mind to search and replace possibilities. Your life will change (just kidding). It's a great deep book.
However, I agree with the comment that one should not begin learning regex with this book. it's a little too advanced. Go on the internet, get an introduction. Or else, buy one of the introductory books on the subject first. But definitely get around to buying ... Read More
Rating: - Compelling read... (Did I just say that about a tech book?)
This book is seriously worth the money. I knew just enough regular expressions to get by, then I started reading this book and it has paid off already; saving me time on several long, arduous tasks.
The book is really well written, very interactive w/ quick, quizzing questions mixed throughout the chapters. The authors writing style is very effective and surprisingly entertaining.
If you don't know much about regular expressions or even if you think you do, purchase this book. It ... Read More
Rating: - More than expected.
I have been in computer software developer over 7 years now and never really used regular expression until a year ago. True, you can live without it. But, with regular expression at hand, you climb up another level of programming. Code will be much concise and code research will be like a breeze.
Anyway, I didn't read this book entirely since later chapters explain intricacies and subtle differences of each specific language, e.g., java, perl, php, etc. It didn't take long to apply the knowledge ... Read More
Rating: - Best Regex material I've ever read
Before reading this book, I would have considered myself an intermediate regexer. After the first 2 chapters, I realized how novice I really was. Having only made it through 5 chapters of this book, I can't say enough about it. The detail and step-by-step analysis that Mr. Friedl takes to describe the regex matching process is the best I've ever seen. It's little things that make the analysis easy to follow -- like the brackets he uses to mark the regex, and the small triangle cursor to show where the engine is in ... Read More
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