Regular Expression Puzzles and AI Coding Assistants: 24 puzzles solved by the author, with and without assistance from Copilot, ChatGPT and more

Regular Expression Puzzles and AI Coding Assistants is the perfect starting point for programmers of any experience level who want to understand the capabilities — and the limitations — of these exciting new tools. Author David Mertz presents 24 challenging regex puzzles, their traditional human-made solutions, and the fascinating answers given by popular AI assistants. Alongside these eye-opening puzzles, you will learn how to write prompts, integrate AI-generated coding suggestions, and interact with the assistant to get the results you want. By the end of the book, you will have a clear understanding of where AI assistants can reliably write code for you and where you will still need a human touch. Plus, you will learn a lot about regular expressions! About the reader

Code examples use simple Python and Regular Expressions. No experience with AI coding tools is required.