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• Show HN: Luna is a Clojure Domain specific language that translates to regex

  Completely agree. For js, xregexp [1] is a really nice long standing library that brings in these kind of enhancements and makes regular expressions a lot more readable. [1] https://xregexp.com. - Source: Hacker News / over 3 years ago

• Show HN: Atto – The new BASIC computer that runs in the browser

  I share the frustration about lookbehind regex not being supported in WebKit. The XRegExp[1] library can be a great option in these situations if you're okay adding another dependency to your project to make up for Apple's negligent shortcomings... [1]: https://xregexp.com/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 4 years ago

• TIL you can name regex capture groups, e.g.: 'John Doe'.match(/^(?<first>\w+)\s+(?<last>\w+)/).groups => {first: "John", last: "Doe"}

  This has actually been possible for a long time, even in IE 9+ ... With the amazing https://xregexp.com/ library. Source: about 4 years ago