Regexper mentions (25)

• Text Art Tools

  Super cool roster! Niche text generators come to mind, e.g., text version of regex train tracks / git traces come to mind. png/svg version https://regexper.com/#%5Cd%7B5%7D%28-%5Cd%7B4%7D%29%3F idk if any robust ascii lib exists, same for things like root cause or swimlanes etc. Have done some 1-off 1-shots of similar for AI input/output is primary frame of reference, and plenty of others have attempted same to... - Source: Hacker News / 30 days ago

• Ask HN: Best Regex Resources?

  Not a direct learning resource, but a few quick tips: 1) Know what language you're targeting beforehand, if possible (e.g. Javascript regex or Perl regex or POSIX regex, etc.). There are a lot of different regex "dialects" (kinda like SQL dialects) and the operators aren't always compatible, and not every implementation supports all the features (like "negative lookaheads"). 2) Railroad diagrams can be really... - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Ask HN: How did you learn Regex?

  That's my go-to these days, but sometimes I like to see a diagram from this one: https://regexper.com I've just slowly learnt it by experimenting with it over the past few years. People have mostly mentioned matching, but I use it more for string manipulation. I'm still not as intermediate a programmer as I'd like to be, so it's great when I need to invert a design decision for example. A similar code structure in... - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• 10 Lesser-Known Tools and Websites to Spice Up Your Developer Toolbox

  Regexper takes your regular expressions to the next level. It generates interactive, visually appealing diagrams that help you understand your regex patterns. With Regexper, you can see your regex patterns come to life, making complex expressions easier to grasp. - Source: dev.to / almost 3 years ago

• Do you guys use Chat GPT to code? If so, what do you make?

  If it's a one-off regex to scrape some data and you verify the output, great. If it's to be used in an application and you don't understand it, that could be an issue. There's some great online tools to convert regex to railroad diagrams like https://regexper.com/ which I recommend if you don't understand some regex AI produced. Source: over 3 years ago

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