The first time I ever encountered a regular expression was many years ago now, but I still remember my first thoughts on it: What is this string-like thing? I don’t want to touch it, it looks scary. I ...

Regular expressions can seem complex, but the biggest reason for this is that most programmers don't take them seriously enough. Spend just a little time finding out how they work, and you can do ...

Regular expressions come in handy for all varieties of text processing, but are often misunderstood–even by veteran developers. Here’s a look at intermediate-level regular expressions and what they ...