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Regular Expressions

23 Thursday Jun 2022

Posted by Wyrd Smythe in CS101

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computer languages, computer programmers, real programmers, strings

There are many general skills a programmer should have to be effective and valuable. Some are very general — for instance, the ability to learn and to think abstractly — but some are more specific — various tools and tricks of skilled programming.

Among those tools are several non-programming languages all programmers should know. Those include HTML, XML, SQL, and an old one whose name doesn’t end with “L” — Regular Expressions (aka REs, aka RegEx or RegExp).

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Anyone Can Code?

14 Friday Sep 2018

Posted by Wyrd Smythe in Opinion

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computer code, computer programmer, computer programming, real programmers, software design, software development, software industry

There’s a general ethic these days — that anyone can code — and like a lot of things, there’s some truth to it, but also some silliness. As usual, it really depends on what we mean by “anyone can code.”

If we mean it in the same way we might say, “anyone can drive,” I think it’s silly. But if we mean in the same way we might say, “anyone can doctor (or lawyer),” well, then I still think it’s silly.

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Rule #4: Comment As You Go!

05 Monday Oct 2015

Posted by Wyrd Smythe in CS101

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computer code, computer programmers, computer programming, programming language, real programmers, software development

There is a common tendency, as we crank out code, to think that we’ll come back later and write some really good comments — comments that future reviewers will view with admiration for their clarity, completeness, and humor. But if we’re honest we have to admit: Later never comes. We never go back and write those great comments. Often we don’t write any comments at all other than some placeholder we might dash off at the time.

Which is why Rule #4: Comment As You Go!

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Real Programmers

07 Friday Mar 2014

Posted by Wyrd Smythe in Fun

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cartoons, computer programmers, Friday, humor, real programmers

A little fun for a Friday; here’s one of my favorite programmer cartoons!

RealProgrammers

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