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PGScooter stranger Dec 2, 2008, 11:19 PM Post #1 of 5 (2778 views) Book on Regular Expressions Can't Post Hi, I would like to get to become better friends with regular expressions in Perl. I have seen many references to Oreilly's "Mastering Regular Expressions." I am concerned by the generality of the book in terms of programming languages. I am only interested in Perl. Does it matter what language you are taught regexes in? Does anyone suggest a different book? Thank you! The more you teach me, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I teach.

KevinR Veteran Dec 2, 2008, 11:33 PM Post #2 of 5 (2777 views) Re: [PGScooter] Book on Regular Expressions [In reply to] Can't Post A book that I thought was good for learning regular expressions was "Perl 5 by Example". It is available online these days. Google for the title and you will find it. -------------------------------------------------

PGScooter stranger Dec 3, 2008, 1:11 AM Post #3 of 5 (2776 views) Re: [KevinR] Book on Regular Expressions [In reply to] Can't Post That looks great. The author seems quite interesting and generous. Kevin, do you think that the best way to learn regexes better is to just do a lot of examples, as opposed to reading a book? Would you suggest that I not buy Mastering Regular Expressions? Thanks! The more you teach me, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I teach.

KevinR Veteran Dec 3, 2008, 1:43 AM Post #4 of 5 (2775 views) Re: [PGScooter] Book on Regular Expressions [In reply to] Can't Post The best way is a combination of reading and trying examples. I suggest you purchase Mastering Regular Expressions, many people consider it the definitive book on the subject. It is maybe not a good book if you don't already know the basics of regular expressions as it doesn't really teach you regular expressions but how to use them more efficiently. -------------------------------------------------

PGScooter stranger Dec 3, 2008, 2:11 AM Post #5 of 5 (2774 views) Re: [KevinR] Book on Regular Expressions [In reply to] Can't Post thank you for the explanation. I suppose that is why the book is not language-dependent. The more you teach me, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I teach.

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