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Regular expression speed and error rates

44 · John Cook · July 17, 2026, 12:53 p.m.
Computing Medical codes Regular expressions Regular expressions software development Error Rates performance
Summary
This blog post revisits an earlier exploration of regular expressions, focusing on their speed and error rates, including discussions on false positives and negatives, and their advantages in certain contexts.
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