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XRegExp 1.0

June 24 2009

After stalling for nearly a year, I've finally released XRegExp 1.0, the next generation of my JavaScript regular expression library. Although it doesn't add support for lookbehind (as I've previously suggested) due to what would amount to significant inherent limitations, it fixes a couple bugs, corrects even more cross-browser regex… read more

Regular Expressions Cookbook is Out

June 05 2009

As of today, Regular Expressions Cookbook (written by Jan Goyvaerts and me and published by O'Reilly Media) is listed as In Stock on Amazon.com and other fine bookstores. The book covers seven regular expression flavors (.NET, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PCRE, Python, and Ruby) and eight programming languages (C#, Java, JavaScript,… read more

Regular Expressions Cookbook Complete

March 07 2009

Just a quick post to note that Regular Expressions Cookbook by Jan Goyvaerts and me (published by O'Reilly Media) is available for pre-order on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and many other places. It was completed at the end of January, and is coming out May 15. Regular Expressions Cookbook contains a full… read more

Still Alive

December 21 2008

Well, I'm back. I didn't mean to go silent for so long, but I've been busy. Although it will be a few months before it comes out, Jan Goyvaerts and I have mostly finished work on our new regex book — stay tuned for more info. During this blogging hiatus… read more