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		nathan_long on Nov 12, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My favorite regex of all time I'm not sure who the PHB is, but I'm certainly not impressed by anything cryptic in a codebase. Deliberately writing code that's hard to understand should be a firing offense.

rada on Nov 12, 2012 [–]

PHB: Pointy Haired Boss

nathan_long on Nov 13, 2012 | [–]

In that case, the smart thing to do is not to work for the PHB, rather than pervert your craft in an attempt to impress him/her.

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