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what debugging regex feels like (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] Kng@feddit.rocks 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I have found chatgpt to be very good at writing regex. I also don't know how to write regex.

[–] Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 week ago

In my experience, it is good at simple to medium complexity regex. For the harder ones it starts being quite useless though, at best providing a decent starting point to begin debugging from.

[–] SwordInStone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

well, you won't get better using chatgpt for it