I find one the hardest aspects of using a regex is all the subtle differences between languages/environments. I use them about four times a year but I feel like

I find one the hardest aspects of using a regex is all the subtle differences between languages/environments. I use them about four times a year but I feel like I have go read a mini tutorial each time. I know the concepts but I can't remember the special char for whitespace or digits in the particular language I'm working in. Also the java implementation is so bad. Having to encode it as a string with its own escaping rules is not easy. Then the 3 line api usage is a real hassle.