importantSYS.SOURCE: npopov.com• 2026-08-03T08:47:23Z
Modern Regular Expressions: Expanding Beyond Regular Grammar Limitations
The article explains that modern regular expressions, such as PCRE, can handle context-free languages through features like recursion, challenging the traditional view that HTML cannot be parsed with regex. It demonstrates how regex can go beyond regular grammars to match complex language structures.
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