# way part (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover way part. Page: Feed: --- ## [Lake Heckaman: June 2026 Update](https://lakeheckaman.substack.com/p/lake-heckaman-june-2026-update) _2026-06-01 · lake · watershed_ One day I will find better titles for these... ## [Learn Regex the Easy Way, Part 6: Alternation and Grouping](https://336699.org/learn-regex-the-easy-way-part-6-alternation-and-grouping) _2026-04-15 · Let us chat about nothing._ Quick Recap # In Part 5 , we covered metacharacters, escaping with backslash, and the dot wildcard. We learned the 14 special characters and how to match them literally. Now let’s combine patterns with “or” logic and control what our quantifiers apply to. The Pipe Means OR # The pipe character | means “or” in regex. cat|dog matches either “cat” or “dog.” Grouping with Parentheses # Here’s where it… ## [Learn Regex the Easy Way, Part 5: The Dot, Escaping, and Special Characters](https://336699.org/learn-regex-the-easy-way-part-5-the-dot-escaping-and-special-characters) _2026-04-15 · Let us chat about nothing._ Quick Recap # In Part 4 , we covered quantifiers: \* (zero or more), + (one or more), ? (optional), and {n,m} (specific counts). We also learned that quantifiers apply to the element directly before them. Now let’s talk about the characters regex treats as special and how to handle them. The 14 Metacharacters # Regex has 14 characters that have special meaning. These are called metacharacters : . \*… ## [Learn Regex the Easy Way, Part 4: Quantifiers](https://336699.org/learn-regex-the-easy-way-part-4-quantifiers) _2026-04-10 · Let us chat about nothing._ Quick Recap # In Part 3 , we covered character classes: square brackets that match one character from a set, POSIX classes like \[\[:digit:\]\] , and negation with \[^...\] . Now let’s talk about how many characters to match. The Four Core Quantifiers # A quantifier tells the regex engine “how many of the previous thing do I want?” There are four you’ll use constantly: Quantifier Meaning Example \* Zero… ## [Learn Regex the Easy Way, Part 3: Character Classes](https://336699.org/learn-regex-the-easy-way-part-3-character-classes) _2026-04-09 · Let us chat about nothing._ Learn Regex the Easy Way, Part 3: Character Classes # Quick Recap # In Part 2 , we learned about anchors and boundaries. The caret ^ matches the start of a line, $ matches the end, and \\b matches word edges. They match positions, not characters. Now let’s match actual characters, but with more control than just typing them out literally. Square Brackets Create a Character Class # A character class… ## [Learn Regex the Easy Way, Part 2: Anchors and Boundaries](https://336699.org/learn-regex-the-easy-way-part-2-anchors-and-boundaries) _2026-04-08 · Let us chat about nothing._ Learn Regex the Easy Way, Part 2: Anchors and Boundaries # Quick Recap # In Part 1 , we talked about what regular expressions are, why they look intimidating (they really do look like a cat sat on your keyboard), and why verbose mode with comments is the way to learn them. We also set up regex101.com in PCRE2 mode. Now let’s write some actual regex. Anchors Match Positions, Not Characters # Here’s… ## [Reclaiming My Data: Why I’m Leaving Big Tech (Mostly)](https://lakeheckaman.substack.com/p/reclaiming-my-data-why-im-leaving) _2026-01-28 · lake · watershed_ It will never be easier than it is right now. ## [Lake Heckaman - September 2025 Update](https://lakeheckaman.substack.com/p/lake-heckaman-september-2025-update) _2025-09-04 · lake · watershed_ Lots happening this year! ## [Rebalancing Buy vs Build with AI](https://www.andrew-best.com/posts/rebalancing-buy-vs-build-with-ai/) _2025-08-14 · Andrew Best_ I’ve currently been using Claude Code a lot in my day to day work. There are a lot of AI hot takes floating around the tech industry right now. One way you can cut through those hot takes is to observe the impact it is having where you are . I work at Octopus and am surrounded by some of the very best software engineers in the industry. I value and leverage their opinions continuously in my… ## [Lake Heckaman - April 2025 Studio Update](https://lakeheckaman.substack.com/p/lake-heckaman-april-2025-studio-update) _2025-04-21 · lake · watershed_ Recent work, upcoming events, and some other exciting news! ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/deDqLzr7c5jG) _2025-04-21 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [Lake Heckaman: Artist Interview](https://lakeheckaman.substack.com/p/lake-heckaman-artist-interview) _2025-04-03 · lake · watershed_ A conversation about my recent architectural installation titled 'Mirage' ## [The Surprising Truths Behind Good Mentoring](https://www.andrew-best.com/posts/the-surprising-truth-behind-good-mentoring/) _2024-10-14 · Andrew Best_ In September 2024, I gave a talk at YOW! Tech Leaders Summit Melbourne entitled The Surprising Truths Behind Good Mentoring . It built upon and extended on a previous article I wrote called How Not To Suck At Mentoring , and incorporated a bunch of new learnings as well. Rather than rewrite the talk as a post, I thought I’d share the script for the talk, along with the slides. If… ## [Lake Heckaman - September 2024 Update](https://lakeheckaman.substack.com/p/lake-heckaman-september-2024-update) _2024-09-10 · lake · watershed_ New works and upcoming events