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Understand Your Data and Be More Productive
O'Reilly Releases "Mastering Regular Expressions, Third Edition"

Sebastopol, CA--Peer under the hood of most software, regardless of the
operating system or language, and you are almost certain to find any
number of regular expressions. You might find a Perl script used to change
the names on a Macintosh to make them Windows-compatible, or a PHP script
that scrapes a web page. Well crafted regular expressions can sweep away
countless hours of tedious manual labor with a fifteen second solution.
Now a standard feature in a wide range of languages and tools--including
Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, VB.NET, and C#--regular expressions allow
programmers to code complex and subtle text processing that you never
imagined could be automated. They're a critical component of any
programmer's tool kit.

Given the importance of regular expressions, it's no surprise that Jeffrey
Friedl's definitive book "Mastering Regular Expressions" (O'Reilly, US
$44.99) has reached its third edition. The book brings programmers up to
speed on the productivity secrets that will make their lives easier.
Those who don't use regular expressions yet will discover a whole new
world of mastery over their data. Programmers who use them will appreciate
the book's unprecedented detail and breadth of coverage.

Friedl felt that the time had come for a third edition of his bestselling
book. "I was really happy with the way the second edition turned out, but
I soon realized that I should have given fuller coverage to PHP; this
edition gives me a chance to fix that mistake. It also allows me to cover
some fairly large changes to Java since the last edition."

He continues, "The importance of the book has only grown over time,
particularly with the increased use of text processing on the web. This
edition is particularly important for PHP and Java users."

"Mastering Regular Expressions" offers a wealth of information that can be
put to immediate use to craft elegant, time saving solutions to a wide
range of problems. Topics covered in the book include:

-A comparison of features among many languages and tools
-How a regular expression engine works
-Optimization
-Matching just what you want (but not what you don't)
-Sections on individual languages including Perl, Java, and PHP

Written in a lucid, entertaining, tone that makes this complex topic
crystal clear, "Mastering Regular Expressions" allows readers to take
control and master their data.

Praise for the previous edition:

"If you use regular expressions as part of your professional work (even if
you already have a good book on whatever language you're programming in) I
would strongly recommend this book to you."
--Dr. Chris Brown, "Linux Format"

"Mastering Regular Expressions' is the definitive guide to the subject,
and an outstanding resource that belongs on every programmer's bookshelf.
Ten out of Ten Horseshoes."
--Jason Menard, JavaRanch.com

"There isn't a better (ore more useful) book available on regular
expressions."
--Zak Greant, Planet PHP

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Mastering Regular Expressions, Third Edition
Jeffrey E. F. Friedl
ISBN: 0-596-52812-4, 515 pages, $44.99 US, $58.99 CA
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