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Other Regex resources I like include: http://regexone.com/ http://www.rexegg.com/ http://eloquentjavascript.net/09_regexp.html http://www.cheatography.com/davechild/cheat-sheets/regular-e... http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/essential-guide-to-r... http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/05/introduction-to-adva...
Hey I have recently released a new update for regex101 where I pretty much recoded everything; the entire explaination and colorizer engine. They are still not perfect, and I'm not fully satisfied with the code, but its way way better than it was before. I will probably remake it when I get more time on my hands. A list of all that has been fixed would take too long to write up, but I have added some of the things…
http://rubular.com/ is also really great! I use it often when programming ruby regular expressions. Fill in a batch of test strings into the box, then run your regular expression against it, and instantly see (visually) what is happening. This is a BIG plus coming from perl regex 10 years ago ;) This is not a dig a perl regex, but I just remember it was a trial and error loop, where I would continually be iterating the script to see…
Been using this for years, and it's incredibly helpful. Thanks!
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