Programmer joke: a Death Note that can run regular expressions
kevinakwok · x · 2026-10-03
A Japanese netizen shared a clever programmer meme: a Death Note notebook that can execute regular expressions.
The joke maps the notebook's "write a name, they die" premise onto regex matching and substitution — a cute bit of programmer humor.
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