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Regex is one of those tools that I use a couple times a year - usually for cleaning up lousy input data. I always end up spending a fair amount of time using tools like: http://regex.inginf.units.it/ https://regex101.com/ http://www.regexr.com/ And of course stackoverflow.
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Which positions? I didn't find any that were under-constrained.
Assuming 0 indexing: row 0 column 4. Constrained by rows 0, 2, 3 where rows 0 and 2 have [^XZVCHFJLQM] and [^\sPQFB] and row 3 has [OYSRU]. All of: O, Y, S, R and U match. Am I missing something?
If you want a challenge, try this one: http://twiki.org/p/pub/Codev/TWikiPresentation2013x03x07/reg...
I also created an HTML-based version of this one some time ago that allows rotation and color codes the rows as matching or not: https://gregable.com/p/regexp-puzzle.html
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Why don't you just learn learn Linux and pcre? What use are 2-bit windows tools? Don't fill your head with windows - a dead os walking
I think parent said why: there's no RegexBuddy on Linux. I can see you're new, so I won't be harsh but HN isn't the place for this kind of commentary. Everyone here understands the difference between Windows and Linux. Judging and/or trolling over Windows is boring, take it over to Reddit or something.
Nice! At Keplers in Mountain View you can buy version of Scrabble that uses regexes. The designer used to sell it in front of the shop -- he is obviously a programmer.
Could I stop by this afternoon and expect it to be in stock or was this a temporary offering?
The designer is local so if they no longer stock it you could look online...but it's better to get it from the shop if you can.
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The OP converted into this format: https://regexcrossword.com/playerpuzzles/595e5542d2433
There's an error in the second "Across" expression. [^PZVJG]{4}(.)[EFUG]{6}(.)[^\sPZVJI]{2} should be [^PZVJG]{4}(.)[EFUG]{6}\1[^\sPZVJI]{2}
The \1 is from the original puzzle, and refers to the value of the first (capture group). I ran into this issue while filling out the puzzle. The \1 is required to 'propagate' the value in that square to other places. The puzzle is ambiguous without this fix.
Thanks for the pointer, I've added the note in the comments. Hopefully the puzzle is editable.
Lovely puzzle, and it's a great quote. :)
If you want a challenge, try this one: http://twiki.org/p/pub/Codev/TWikiPresentation2013x03x07/reg...
I also created an HTML-based version of this one some time ago that allows rotation and color codes the rows as matching or not: https://gregable.com/p/regexp-puzzle.html
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Why don't you just learn learn Linux and pcre? What use are 2-bit windows tools? Don't fill your head with windows - a dead os walking
I think parent said why: there's no RegexBuddy on Linux. I can see you're new, so I won't be harsh but HN isn't the place for this kind of commentary. Everyone here understands the difference between Windows and Linux. Judging and/or trolling over Windows is boring, take it over to Reddit or something.
You don't always get to pick the flavor of regex engine you're using and I've sort of become (partly because of RegexBuddy) the "regex expert" at the office. Aside from `re` in Python I don't even remember the names of the regex libraries. Why should I?
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I think parent said why: there's no RegexBuddy on Linux. I can see you're new, so I won't be harsh but HN isn't the place for this kind of commentary. Everyone here understands the difference between Windows and Linux. Judging and/or trolling over Windows is boring, take it over to Reddit or something.
If, however, you're into judging and/or trolling over Linux, then welcome to HN! There are tons of upvotes to be had in comments disparaging Linux.
Find some awesomeness here on HN -- there's a lot of that too -- and comment about it. Build something and show it off or support someone else who's built something cool. Write comments that contribute meaningfully and are positive and you will find more upvotes than you can possibly imagine, if upvotes are what you're going for. And you're right, you can find lots of upvotes (and downvotes too) by judging other people's legitimate choices without even bothering to understand them, but that doesn't make HN a better place, it doesn't help anyone learn, and it might not make you happy in the long run either, even if it's fun for you at the time.
We get to decide if this place is cool and supportive and fun to play in, or lame and thorny and dangerous to share any of your thoughts for fear someone will be an ass about it and insult your choice of tools. I choose the former, and I'm happy to spread the love and request that people refrain from trying to knock others down or engage in flame wars.
I generally upvote people who reply to me just as a way to say thanks for reading what I wrote and engaging with me. Here's one for you. I hope you'll find more peace on HN and get exposure to more of the positive side of it. There are some incredibly amazing people here, and it's true there are also some destructive forces too. I hope you can let the crap roll off and seek out more of the good stuff!