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I (and most people I talk to about this stuff) tend to use Regex101 (https://regex101.com https://regex101.com) for this purpose. It will be interesting to spen

I (and most people I talk to about this stuff) tend to use Regex101 (https://regex101.com https://regex101.com) for this purpose. It will be interesting to spend some time with RegExr and compare the two tools. I am also aware of RegexBuddy (https://www.regular-expressions.info/regexbuddy.html https://www.regular-expressions.info/regexbuddy.html), whose author also publishes very good regex learning content on their site. It looks great, but it's a closed-source Windows-only application, which means it's something I'll never be able to benefit from.

fiatjaf 5y ago
https://www.regular-expressions.info/ https://www.regular-expressions.info/ is the best place to learn though, not because of the tools, but because the text is so good, so clear, you can learn without helper tools, just by reading, and become a regex master in one day.
bloblaw 5y ago
RegexBuddy works perfectly on wine: https://www.regexbuddy.com/wine.html https://www.regexbuddy.com/wine.html Why does it matter if it's closed source? I am a paying customer of RegexBuddy. Best $39 I've ever spent on software. RegexBuddy's `debug` feature has no equal in open-source or commercial software: https://www.regexbuddy.com/debug.html https://www.regexbuddy.com/debug.html It has many more features than regex101 AND it keeps all data local. Maybe regex101 keeps things locally too, but I have to run it in a browser and I'm not about to put sensitive test data there. That being said, regex101 is very well done, but I paid $39 for RegexBuddy 14 years ago (and price is still the same) and last year paid $19 for the optional upgrade from v3 to v4...but I really only did that to support the developer. v3 still met all my needs.
- teh_klev 5y ago
  I bought my copy of RegexBuddy in 2008. I should probably upgrade as well, if only to support the developer. For me it's definitely been one of those "best money spent ever" tools as well.

fiatjaf 5y ago

https://www.regular-expressions.info/ https://www.regular-expressions.info/ is the best place to learn though, not because of the tools, but because the text is so good, so clear, you can learn without helper tools, just by reading, and become a regex master in one day.

bloblaw 5y ago

RegexBuddy works perfectly on wine: https://www.regexbuddy.com/wine.html https://www.regexbuddy.com/wine.html Why does it matter if it's closed source? I am a paying customer of RegexBuddy. Best $39 I've ever spent on software. RegexBuddy's `debug` feature has no equal in open-source or commercial software: https://www.regexbuddy.com/debug.html https://www.regexbuddy.com/debug.html It has many more features than regex101 AND it keeps all data local. Maybe regex101 keeps things locally too, but I have to run it in a browser and I'm not about to put sensitive test data there. That being said, regex101 is very well done, but I paid $39 for RegexBuddy 14 years ago (and price is still the same) and last year paid $19 for the optional upgrade from v3 to v4...but I really only did that to support the developer. v3 still met all my needs.

teh_klev 5y ago
I bought my copy of RegexBuddy in 2008. I should probably upgrade as well, if only to support the developer. For me it's definitely been one of those "best money spent ever" tools as well.