I Know Regular Expressions
WHENEVER I LEARN A NEW SKILL I CONCOCT ELABORATE FANTASY SCENARIOS WHERE IT LETS ME SAVE THE DAY. OH NO! THE KILLER MUST HAVE FOLLOWED HER ON VACATION! BUT TO FIND THEM WE'D HAVE TO SEARCH THROUGH 200 MB OF EMAILS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FORMATTED LIKE AN ADDRESS! IT'S HOPELESS! EVERYBODY STAND BACK. I KNOW REGULAR EXPRESSIONS. TAP TAP ERRL!
A stick-figure investigator imagines using regular expressions to find a killer hidden among 200 MB of emails. The joke is about learning a technical skill and immediately fantasizing about dramatic situations where it saves the day, while treating a simple search as an heroic rescue. It is commonly shared as a self-deprecating reaction to overusing regex or being excited about a newly learned programming trick.
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- @dev_meme / 5043 2022-11-27
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