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Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems.-- Jamie Zawinski
 
Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems.-- Jamie Zawinski
--[[Special:Contributions/173.8.183.86|173.8.183.86]] 08:19, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
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There's actually a double joke here: The song "99 Problems" is by Jay-Z, and the regex joke is by jwz.
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--[[Special:Contributions/173.8.183.86|173.8.183.86]] 08:33, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

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The punchline is in reference to this oft-quoted joke by jwz:

Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems.-- Jamie Zawinski

There's actually a double joke here: The song "99 Problems" is by Jay-Z, and the regex joke is by jwz. --173.8.183.86 08:33, 8 February 2013 (UTC)