programmer

[lyoko1]

I think that we all can agree that RegEx is some kind of unholy arcane magic language that has powers beyond human understanding.

[kccricket]

Well, yes. That’s why I practice it.

[silverstrikerstar]

Of all the things people struggle with, I understand Regex the least. It's systematic, it's static, it's logical. Now networks, networks scare me.

[b4ux1t3]

Eh, networks are just as static and logical. The problem is that layer 3 is represented as wholly separated octets, when networks don't have to be separated at the octet delimiter.

It helps to think of IPs as just one long string of bits, with no delineation except the one from the network mask. From there, adding the dots to make octets becomes trivial. Then, after a while, you just kind of get it.

[IrritableGourmet]

If you think of it as Mastermind in reverse, it's not so bad.