Breaking It Down: Regular Expressions
July 22nd, 2009
Regex, or regular expressions, are one of the most powerful tools that a software developer can have in his/her professional toolbox. As powerful as they are however, regular expressions are often deemed incredibly complicated and foolishly messy. In addition, people who are new to writing regular expressions find that they are a pain to write and understand. If this wasn’t enough, some developers are even too scared to use them!