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Re:Regex Legends: The People Behind the Magic by RhysU on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:47AM (#27881059)
Friedl is on the list as an author not as an implementer so I find your comparison to Cox confusing.

I read Friedl's book years ago and I found it incredibly useful.

Whatever damage Friedl did to my understanding of an NFA has been de minimus in comparison to how that book improved my skills. I wish more of my coworkers had encountered Friedl's book.

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Re:Regex Legends: The People Behind the Magic by cutler on Monday July 19, 2021 @09:23AM (#27882369)
Agreed. Friedl's book launched my back-end programming career when I followed-up a reference to it in Dreamweaver 8 Bible back in 2000. Along with Programming Perl it's the most inspiring tech book I've ever read.
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