I find picking an actual context is really important to keep you motivated as learning about regexps can be tedious and prone to error. Probably the most fun re

I find picking an actual context is really important to keep you motivated as learning about regexps can be tedious and prone to error. Probably the most fun regexp work I've done has been with Apache's mod_rewrite - using .htaccess files of course - because it's a great feeling to master something that useful that previously just seemed like magic.