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tomjen3
on Nov 12, 2012
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My favorite regex of all time
Unless you want to seem clever and impresse the PHB.
It is the selfish (but smart) thing to do.
nathan_long
on Nov 12, 2012
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I'm not sure who the PHB is, but I'm certainly not impressed by anything cryptic in a codebase. Deliberately writing code that's hard to understand should be a firing offense.
rada
on Nov 12, 2012
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PHB: Pointy Haired Boss
nathan_long
on Nov 13, 2012
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In that case, the smart thing to do is not to work for the PHB, rather than pervert your craft in an attempt to impress him/her.
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It is the selfish (but smart) thing to do.