http://www.regexguru.com Irregular updates on the wonderful world of regular expressions by Jan Goyvaerts, developer of premier regular expression software and web sites Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:03:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en %COOKBOOKFRAME%When I write this, Regular Expressions Cookbook is at the top spot in Amazon.com's computers & internet bestsellers, its first day in the top 100. Its overall sales rank among all books sold by Amazon.com is #117. Hitparades like that are very volatile. A book like ours that's focused ... http://www.regexguru.com/2009/06/1-in-computer-books-on-amazoncom/ %COOKBOOKFRAME%O'Reilly's website lists Regular Expressions Cookbook in PDF format for $31.99. That's less than the list price of $44.99 for the print version, but just a bit more than the discounted price of $29.69 that Amazon.com is asking for the print version right now. But if you want ... http://www.regexguru.com/2009/05/regular-expressions-cookbook-in-pdf-format/ %COOKBOOKFRAME%I previously blogged about the rat on the cover of Regular Expressions Cookbook. Turns out it is not really a rat, if you get technical about such things. In fact, it's not a rodent at all. The colophon in the book has this to day: The image on ... http://www.regexguru.com/2009/05/the-true-story-about-the-rat/ %COOKBOOKFRAME% I just heard from my editor at O'Reilly that Regular Expressions Cookbook, written by Steven Levithan and me, is now shipping. When I write this, Amazon.com still lists as a pre-order with a June 4 release date. I'm sure they'll fulfill all pre-orders by that date, so ... http://www.regexguru.com/2009/05/regular-expressions-cookbook-has-been-published/