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Meme: Two problems.
Originator: Unknown (the quote itself is by Jamie Zawinski)
Cultural Height: Neverending
Background: A quotation by Jamie Zawinski goes like this:
Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems.
There are many questions on Stack Overflow relating to regular expressions, and many answers that suggest regular expressions. In a lot of cases, a regular expression is simply not necessary or even useful. Hence the phrase, "Now you have two problems," usually posted as a comment.
Examples: Here, here, here, here.
A regular expression question also caused the breakdown of a Stack Overflow member.
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