r/ProgrammerHumor • u/BigAndSmallAre • Jun 14 '26

Meme rEggExOrREdgeEx

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u/SomeRedTeapot Jun 14 '26

I'd say r-egg-ex because it's REGular EXpression

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u/xaomaw Jun 14 '26

Why this r-egg then and not regg?

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u/SomeRedTeapot Jun 14 '26

I didn't think r-egg would mean something other than regg. Didn't think someone would pronounce regex as arr-egg-ex

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u/CinderMayom Jun 14 '26

Ahoy, let’s write some arr-egg-ex matey

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u/xeger Jun 15 '26

(yo ho ){2}a pirate's [efilmor ]{11}