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Cris Acosta
Cris Acosta

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How are regex used in the real world?

Hey ya'll JavaScript ninjas!

I am currently going through the regex module on FCC and I am just wondering how Regular Expressions are used in the real world and how often is it used?

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Cris Acosta

Awesome! Thank you senpai!

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Andrew Bone

You can use regex on passwords for complexity checking.

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Cris Acosta

like passwords and usernames?

 
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Cris Acosta

what's "entropy checking" in English again?

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