Hindsight makes every failure seem obvious. A phantom traffic jam appears from nowhere, only to vanish moments later. Unwritten rules at the office dictate collaboration far more than any employee handbook. Phenomena of complexity that can't be understood by simply looking at their individual parts.

I'm about to release two new books, almost like giving birth to twins. And while they're arriving at nearly the same time, they're more like fraternal twins than identical ones. They have different target audiences and were researched in different ways.

PART III: SYNTACTIC SUGAR, ABSTRACTIONS, AND EXTENSIONS. We'll cover the familiar syntax, from basic quantifiers to advanced lookarounds, and I'll highlight common traps to avoid. Numerous examples illustrate these concepts.

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PART II: TWO OPERATIONS AND ONE FUNCTION. Believe it or not, all regular expressions can be built from just two operations (spoiler alert: concatenation and alternation) and one function (second spoiler alert: the kleene star). This section demystifies the core logic.

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Rather than presenting a dry list of syntax, I've structured the book to build a deep understanding:

PART I: THE AUTOMATON. We start with the foundation – finite automata. It may sound intimidating, but it's key to really grasp how regex works. It might surprise you how intuitive it can be.

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This book just got a fresh look and a new title—in preparation for a wider distribution. It's a labor of love, and differs from the usual regex resource. Why?

Unfortunately, many software developers find regexes to be hard to write and decipher.

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