Mastering Regular Expressions (Nutshell Handbooks)
Jeffrey E. F. Friedl

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Regular expressions are fantastic - they can be an incredibly compact and efficient way of achieving all sorts of common programming tasks.

They started in Perl but are now available in many languages.

The best regular expressions are both powerful and very clear in what they do.

But with great power comes ... the learning curve.

Many programmers seem to be put off by the apparently arcane syntax.

This book greatly softens the learning curve for beginners - and goes on to provide truly expert advice.

There is a section of the book called The Regular-Expression Frame of Mind- but really that's what the whole book is about.

Time spent reading this book will be amply rewarded later.