Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video we're going to build a basic regular expression engine from scratch, in order to illustrate the underlying mechanisms that make them tick. First with a naive attempt, and then implementing the nuanced "backtracking" feature.
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Constraints
02:40 - Parsing
10:45 - Writing the regex engine
17:00 - Testing the engine
18:40 - Fundamental flaw
20:20 - Implementing backtracking
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In this video we're going to build a basic regular expression engine from scratch, in order to illustrate the underlying mechanisms that make them tick. First with a naive attempt, and then implementing the nuanced "backtracking" feature.
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Constraints
02:40 - Parsing
10:45 - Writing the regex engine
17:00 - Testing the engine
18:40 - Fundamental flaw
20:20 - Implementing backtracking
=[ 🔗 Links 🔗 ]=
⭐️ Patreon: patreon.com/lowleveljavascript
💌 Updates to your inbox: tinyletter.com/lowleveljavascript
🗣 Discord: discord.gg/FPWaVgk
💻 Github Repo: github.com/LowLevelJavaScript/Regular-Expression-Engine
![Twos Complement [The Bits And Bytes Of Binary ep.6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vgbOTf8lgTQ/mqdefault.jpg "Twos Complement [The Bits And Bytes Of Binary ep.6]
This mini series is all about binary. Over the course of the series, well be building a library that gives us precise control of every bit and operation.
Youll learn how the logical and arithmetic operations work, how different kinds of numbers are encoded, how to set, clear and toggle bits, and how we can create representations of structured binary data.
1. Bits
2. Operations
3. Unsigned Numbers
4. Addition
5. Zero Extension
6. Twos complement
7. Overflow Addition and Sign Extension
8. Shifting
9. Setting, Clearing, and Toggling Bits
10. Endianness
11. Structures
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💻 Github Repo: https://github.com/LowLevelJavaScript/The-Bits-And-Bytes-Of-Binary
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Fender Bender - Bad Snacks")
![Classes, mapping, and generic parsers [Parser Combinators From Scratch] Episode 3](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xB7lFPMN4dU/mqdefault.jpg "Classes, mapping, and generic parsers [Parser Combinators From Scratch] Episode 3
In this episode well create a Parser class and implement map, a method that will allow us to apply arbitrary structure as we parse.
Well also build more general parsers like letters and digits, as well as combinators like choice and many.
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During this series we will develop an understanding of the concept of parsing, and build our own parser combinator system from scratch. The system we build will be capable of parsing both binary and text data. Well make use of both object-oriented and function programming principles to develop an effective and intuitive library.
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