Learning how to extract parts of a string
This week I took time to re-read The Programmer’s Brain by Felienne Hermans. Among the many gems one idea that stuck with me is that not learning how to do something and looking it up every time will make you less efficient. Therefore I starting feeling bad about one particular thing I never get done on my own: extracting parts of a string, even in simple cases. Avoidance tactics For instance, how do you extract names from the following templated sentences?
Desarrollo de paquetes avanzado
Taller para quiénes ya han desarrollado, o contribuido a, paquetes R. Mejor venís con un paquete tuyo para trabajar en ello. Esta sesion de capacitación del Programa de Campeon(a|e)s de rOpenSci pertenece al track técnico de formación en programación.
How to pronounce my name
My last name is Salmon like the fish and the colour, and you can pronounce it like that if you want. My first name, Maëlle, is derived from a Celtic word that means princess or chief. It’s pronounced “Ma-El” as “ma” in “macaroni” and as the Spanish “El”.