Learning regex advice

[aquavillan]

Hello,

Should I learn regex? Will I benefit from its capablities if I am going to write a text parser?

[JLBorges]

> Should I learn regex?

Yes. Essential skill for any serious programmer.


> Will I benefit from its capabilities if I am going to write a text parser?

Yes. Benefit immensely.

[TarikNeaj]

Looks like someone doesn't appreciate some Good Ol' Sarcasm.

[JLBorges]

There is no sarcasm in my post. Learn regex.

[cnoeval]

By way of comparison, here's some Good Ol' Sarcasm:

So you're writing a TEXT parser and asking if STRING pattern matching tools will be useful? Well DUHHHH!!!

There is sarcasm in my post. Learn regex.