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RegEx

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About RegEx

http://joequery.me - Programming and Math articles.

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    Comment #46533520

    I believe your comment is operating under the assumption that people are merely choosing to rent over buying because it's the more economically wise choice. That's not how things w…

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    Comment #16434594

    Tyler is far from podunk.

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    Comment #15841452

    Spanking isn't considered abuse in American culture. But you can make children obey physically without spanking. There is snatching from them, picking them up, etc. Those are physi…

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    Comment #14189557

    In other words, every hack is legal?

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    Comment #13866730

    https://github.com/rails/rails/issues/5228

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    Comment #12095817

    You are the one sneering. "Failing to understand" is a completely respectful stance. It places the lack of understanding on the person saying it. It leaves open the possibility tha…

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    Comment #11876990

    I agree with this. I used to teach at a coding school. I told my students to emphasize projects on their resume, not the fact that they went through our program.

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    Comment #11732856

    > Once you know even elementary discrete math such as sets and logic programming becomes more of an exercise in seeing if you can realize abstract ideas and models. I agree with th…

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    Comment #11732832

    > if you've been programming for 5 years, a 3 week bootcamp makes no sense If you want to make a transition to web dev from say, systems programming, cramming that knowledge into a…

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    Comment #11732744

    It depends on the school. Some bootcamps have very low acceptance rates to keep their placement numbers high - as that is their main marketing point. They bring in people who can d…

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    Comment #11632225

    Runtime speed has not been a priority in most apps/websites in a long time. Even relatively new phones struggle with things like modals and swipe effects on mobile websites. So muc…

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    Comment #11367290

    What are the bread-and-butter (aka not sexy and cutting edge, but mature and stable) lisps used for web development?

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    Comment #9319553

    This is a really, really interesting point! In addition to your point, (and perhaps this point has already been made elsewhere in the thread), but the type of people that would ins…

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    Comment #8322263

    Their edited-edited post is much more approachable. Bringing up alternatives is great, that's why I generally bookmark threads like this. Passive aggressive rhetorical questions ar…

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    Comment #8316848

    This is extremely tacky. Of course you meant to put the framework down - your first statement shows you think this is a competition, and you don't want to "lose" Your edit is just …

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    Comment #7855573

    One thing I didn't realize until it was too late was that attending community college first forfeits an extremely large amount of potential scholarship money. Transfer scholarships…

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    Comment #6539501

    These comments...they are completely awful. I don't want to be associated with this place anymore. How do I delete my account?

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    Comment #6352751

    I did not see that directory at all. I tried to Grep to see if some process creates the directory, but I couldn't find it.

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    Comment #6349543

    Has anyone actually got this running yet? I'm using an Ubuntu 12 VM. I've spent about an hour trying to build this thing. The authors make it pretty clear in the INSTALL file that …

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    Comment #6219429

    Students in AP English in the US get to analyze rhetoric like this. I remember this as one of my favorite passages.

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    Comment #6187401

    > Well, maybe it shouldn't have been "techno dad to the rescue", but rather "dad spending a moment with his kids showing them how to setup a raspberry pi/their xbox/etc.". And if t…

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    Comment #6083473

    Your hobbies are awesome, and I'm being sincere. I was merely addressing this statement made in response to the claim that sports is a common bonding activity: > Huh? You mean like…

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    Comment #6081485

    You know, adults actually PLAY sports for...you know, FUN...