not less troll-y. that's far more troll-y. i don't particularly like the way the article is presented on technical grounds. it should stick the real basics .,

not less troll-y. that's far more troll-y. i don't particularly like the way the article is presented on technical grounds. it should stick the real basics ., * first. but no, regex is an extremely simple language and a basic underpinning of computer science. if it's "too hard", you've either been taught wrong or have no business writing code of any other sort. agree on props to regex101 and other similar sites.