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Do the simplest thing that could possibly work

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1070 points dondraper36 | 1 comments | 29 Aug 25 19:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.218s | source
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JackFr ◴[29 Aug 25 20:35 UTC] No.45069093[source]▶
Before you write a parser, try a regex. (But some times you really do need a parser.)
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dochtman ◴[29 Aug 25 20:44 UTC] No.45069193[source]▶
I would argue that regexes are often more complex than simple parsers.
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1. dondraper36 ◴[29 Aug 25 21:11 UTC] No.45069427[source]▶
That's where the familiarity factor steps in.