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cutler on Sept 21, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: What ORMs have taught me: just learn SQL (2014)

Why do I have two problems if I use a regex? "Programming Perl" and "Mastering Regular Expressions" were what drew me into programming in the early 2000s. Whilst ORMs are optional regular expressions are not so I don't get your point.

nurettin on Sept 21, 2019 [–]

Pretty sure regex is not the only answer to parsing problems. Maybe it is for someone who has preferred using it for the past 15 years.

cutler on Sept 22, 2019 | [–]

Ok, what's your alternative for validating an email address?

nurettin on Sept 22, 2019 | | [–]

To use a parser that can validate RFC5322 p 3.4.1

cutler on Sept 23, 2019 | | [–]

A parser such as ....?

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