ITT we SPIT on RegEx
regex is good. regex saved my life.
>>110026815i like it for web scraping. it might be faster than html parsers
>>110026815Regex is a pretty cool dude.
>>110026815regex is great, vim regex however
>>110026815Perfect filter for low iq programmersToo bad AI now allows jeets to write complex regexes
it's fun because there are many different dialects and which escape character you use depends on where you're using it
>>110026865>regex saved my life.you dont need to give us more reason to hate it anon
>>110027282
All IDEs should include a RegEx analyzer. Maybe even a visual builder too, but at least a fucking cheat sheet. Thousands of snippets for literallywho languages but nothing for something literally everyone uses, why
regex werks
>>110027543https://jex.im/regulex/#!flags=&re=%5E(a%7Cb)*%3F%24
>>110026815Ever since AI you don't even have to use your precious braincells up on regex, just describe to Ey Ay what you want and it will spit out a regex 4 (u)
>>110027565ExactlyYou understand it at a glance, no need to even look at the actual RegEx. Far easier to spot if something's wrong. Why shouldn't IDEs just display this on hover
