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Regular Expressions are perhaps my weakest point with regards to programming. I realize that they are just little sub-dialects that I need to learn the rules o
by cgcardona 13y ago
Regular Expressions are perhaps my weakest point with regards to programming.
I realize that they are just little sub-dialects that I need to learn the rules of but I've never had a project which required me to take the time to write extensive regular expressions.
On the rare occasion that I do need to use a regular expression I find tools like this to be invaluable.
This tool looks particularly nice.
Community Forum section, online quiz, even IRC placed right within the page!
My favorite feature is definitely the ability to share a regular expression you've created via a link.
Nice work! (also I just followed https://twitter.com/regex101 https://twitter.com/regex101)
- city41 13y agoI can honestly say in 12 years of coding full time for a living, I've never once used a complex regular expression. It could be my general aversion to complex regexes though, as I find they make code difficult to read, and are usually slower than alternative solutions. Simple regexes on the other hand, I use all the time.
- Lindrian 13y agoThe version I have implemented, PCRE, is fairly common. It's good starting ground. Goal is to add more flavor-specific support, but thats in the future. Thanks for the kind words!