Re: RegExp to remove all font tags

I spotted the regexp book on your site:

Mastering Regular Expressions, 2nd Edition

Is it a good place to dive in?
I really need to learn this stuff
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"RobGT" <rob (AT) lighthouseuk (DOT) removeme.net> wrote

I spotted the regexp book on your site:

Mastering Regular Expressions, 2nd Edition

Is it a good place to dive in?
I really need to learn this stuff

It's not for the faint of heart, but it's the best book on the subject;
maybe the only one worth reading.
Ben Forta is working on an entry level book that should be available later
this year:

Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes
by Ben Forta
Paperback - 192 pages (September 2003)
Sams
ISBN: 0672325667

Massimo

Massimo Foti (on holiday) wrote:
:: Ben Forta is working on an entry level book that should be available
:: later this year:
::
:: Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes
:: by Ben Forta

I've always been impressed with Ben's stuff, but RegEx in 10 minutes? Yes,
it can be done, but it's the gotchas in RegEx that take ages to understand
(and I'm nowhere near that myself). There's also an O'Reilly pocket guide
out soon. I've got it on order, and am looking forward to it.

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"David Powers" <me (AT) thisisntmyaddress (DOT) com> wrote

Massimo Foti (on holiday) wrote:
:: Ben Forta is working on an entry level book that should be available
:: later this year:
::
:: Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes
:: by Ben Forta

I've always been impressed with Ben's stuff, but RegEx in 10 minutes? Yes,
it can be done, but it's the gotchas in RegEx that take ages to understand
(and I'm nowhere near that myself). There's also an O'Reilly pocket guide
out soon. I've got it on order, and am looking forward to it.

Well, the series's title is pretty stupid, I think what's really count is
the amount of pages (around 200), it's definitely not a "10 minutes" job :-)

In the end it could be a good entry level volume, the O'Reilly book may
easily be overkilling (and overwhelming) for the beginners. Let's wait and
see

Massimo