From: "trans.  (T. Onoma)" <transami@...>
Date: 2005-01-18T11:13:11+09:00
Subject: Re: My regexp stupidity needs assistance before loose all my hair!

On Monday 17 January 2005 06:33 pm, John Carter wrote:
| Grow the regex slowly. Start with the smallest thing, make it match.
|
| If you immediately write down a large regex, odds on it will match
| nothing.

Ah this is my major problem. I tend to write whole chunks of code at once and 
then go back and tweak to perfection. Not always the best way to go. And 
regexp is a perfect example of when not to do this.

Thanks. That lesson will surely help a great deal.

T.